nnacho528
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The pH in my tank keeps dropping whats causing it!?
nnacho528 said:The pH is dropping from like 7.1 to about 6.2. The tank has cycled and had been running for about a year. My tap water is 7.1 and after a couple of days the pH drops. I don't have any driftwood, but I do have one real plant, I think its a mini sword plant. I change the water 25% a week (using a siphon, scrubbing the sides, and adding ammonia detox and stress coat. Every Wednesday I do a 10% water change. Every 2-3 weeks the filter cartridge (Medium Aqueon Filter Pad) is changed. My tank has 0 ammonia, and my LFS told me that the water was fine so I assume that nirtrates and nitrites are ok. Im not sure how to tell if my water is hard or soft. Thanks for all your help!
nnacho528 said:ok thanks but after 2 weeks it looks disgustinly green
nnacho528 said:I use the API pH testing kit that has chemicals to raise and lower the pH, but they dont hold and after a few days its back to yellow (acid) again.
nnacho528 said:I just read up on using crushed coral, how much should I put in?
Yes, your fish will do fine in stable Ph. Don't use Ph altering chemicals. I think its just business trying to milk your wallet..
BigE94 said:Hello all, pretty new to the indoor aquarium scene. I have a 36 gal tank with 2 grown red cap orandas and a baby, brought them in for the winter. My tank is cycling so Im doing lots of pwc's and have the ammonia and nitrites under control but the PH seems a bit low. It hovers at about 6.8 according to the API Master test kit. If I attempt to raise the PH with crushed coral, a) will it work and b) will it be nullified by pwc's? I have a Fluval 205 canister filter. I have seeded it with micobe lift. Also does the microbe lift disappear with the pwc's or does it keep itself in the filter media?