What is a good average pH??

[Connie]

?? TIA, Connie

[Iain Miller]

"Connie" > wrote in message
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> ?? TIA, Connie

How long is a piece of string....?

I thnk the answer is one that is stable and suitable for what you are trying
to keep.

8.5 is great for Africans Cichlids, not so great for Discus. 6.5 is Great
for Discus and a bit testing for Africans Cichlids....


I.

[Victor Martinez]

Connie wrote:
> ?? TIA, Connie

pH is not that important (unless you're trying to breed), what's
important is its stability.

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[Bill Stock]

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> Connie wrote:
>> ?? TIA, Connie
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> pH is not that important (unless you're trying to breed),

Fish!

>what's important is its stability.
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Average....7 - 7.5
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Cameron

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[Dick]

On Wed, 18 May 2005 16:55:24 -0500, "Connie"
> wrote:

>?? TIA, Connie
>

Unless it is too extreme, what comes from the tap is "a good average
pH."

Survival of the fittest, that is the fish that fit your tap water,
will give you less stress. Early on I adjusted, tried to adjust, my
tap water 7.8 down to 7.4. Ended up killing several fish when the
tank went acid. Since then my fish live quite well in 7.8 pH. I now
focus on partial water changes twice weekly.

I have 14 species of fish. I have had individual fish get sick or
waste away and die, but never by species, just individuals. I have 5
tanks ranging from 10 to 75 gallon and about 100 fish.

You will save yourself lots of future hassles if you can use tap
water. A Gravel Vac is so great if you have larger tanks, but it uses
tap water straight into the tank. If your tap water is heavilly
chlorinated you can do smaller partial changes to dilute the effects.
Daily 5% changes is 35% over a week. I do 20% twice weekly straight
tap water.

dick

[Dick]

On Wed, 18 May 2005 22:36:42 -0400, "Bill Stock" >
wrote:

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>"Victor Martinez" > wrote in message
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>> Connie wrote:
>>> ?? TIA, Connie
>>
>> pH is not that important (unless you're trying to breed),
>
>Fish!

Some people breed in water!

dick
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>>what's important is its stability.
>>
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[Bill]

On 2005-05-19, Dick > wrote:
> Daily 5% changes is 35% over a week.

Not to be too pedantic, but it's closer to 30%. (30.27%, to be closer.)
The reason is because on changes after the first one, you don't remove
only the old water; you remove some of the new water as well. By the
same token, two 50% water changes in a row equal a 75% water change, not
a 100% water change; three 50% changes would be equivalent to a single
87.5% change, not a 150% change. :-)

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