fishfool58
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M1k3y_gumi said:ACG = activated carbon granules. It's the tannin in the dw that lowers ph. Did you soak it?? Try a few pwc to remove some of it. It also stains your water the color of tea so if it has not tiny then most of the tanin is probably out.
I have carbon in a media bag, cause I didnt wanna waste a carbon filter on then crap floating around.. & I soaked it for 2 days before I put it in, & my water doesn't look tea
Color except what I came from the substrate which left it's evidence on my plants & java moss.. After the pwc's would my pH get back to the proper 7.2? I know DW naturally keeps it low, like calcium/coral naturally keeps it high, but I didn't think it would decrease it to 6.2..