Can't Get PH to Raise Higher Than 7.8...HELP!

[littlea8]

okay will do...im gonna test the PH tonight before i turn the lights out...im thinking if its good im gonna add a clown fish or something...would that be the right thing to do..

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

At this point, I'd just do maybe double up on your water changes (twice per week versus once per week, etc.) and keep an eye on things.

Hard to know if you're really having pH issues, but if you are, adding livestock would be the last thing I'd do at this point until I either convinced myself things were fine, or the pH bumped up a bit and stabilized more.

 

[littlea8]

from what i can tell the PH is fluctuating from 7.8 to 8.2...usually only at 8.2 when i add the buffer but it never goes lower than 7.8...im almost 100% sure i tested today and it was 8.0....its getting frustrating now lol