wyldfyre05
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I am having pH regulation problems. I have a 10 gal turtle "pond" with 3 small turtles for my children. When I checked the pH it was roughly 6.0. I set up my 55 gal and want to move the turtles to the "bigger pond". But the pH in that tank is 7.6!! I am using Seachem Neutral Regulator to get both tanks closer to 7.0. The 10 gal is responding, but the 55 is not. Due to laziness, the 10 is stocked with distilled water, the 55 stocked with tap water (due to cost). My 2 problems are 1; the 55 gal tank is not responding though it has been treated 3 times and 2; the turtles' shells are showing some white color change after their tank was raised to 6.6. (I think the turtles like the acidic water better.) Does anyone know a better way to get this 55 gal tank down to a better pH? Thanks for your help.