jdwhite807
Aquarium Advice Regular
My pH is around 6.4 consistently. I use the API test kit to test water parameters. I tested my tap water tonight out of curiosity and its sitting around 8. I don't understand why my tank pH is so much lower than the tap water. The tap water is what im putting in the tank. It doesnt make any sense to me. Am I doing something wrong and how do I raise it? I heard baking soda but I am skeptical until I read more about that solution.
I would like it raised because I am housing cichlids who prefer the pH in the mid 7's to 8.
I would like it raised because I am housing cichlids who prefer the pH in the mid 7's to 8.