TYNK 7
September 15th 03, 03:40 PM
>Subject: Is my driftwood raising the PH?
>From: "Phil Every"
>Date: 9/15/2003 4:27 AM Central Daylight Time
>Message-id: >
>
>I have been having trouble getting the PH down
>Ive been told the tap water here is unusually soft for a mains supply.
>It comes out of the tap at about 7.5 - 7.7 ph
>I cant seem to get the 'PH Down' stuff to have a long term effect. It goes
>down, then within 24 hours it's back to 7.6 or so.
>I took both the rocks out of the tank in case that was teh problem but it
>deosn't seem to have helped. All that remains is some driftwood I have and a
>few small bunches of live plants.
What type of fish are you keeping?
Most will adapt well to a pH that is a bit higher or lower than what is their
optimum level.
usually, you do more harm bouncing the pH up and down with those chemicals.
Unless you're spawning sof****er fishes, I'd say just leave it be. It's not
that high.
I have rock hard water and breed Angelfish and Bettas. Both prefer softer
water.
Also, when I keep Neons Tetras....again, soft water fishes...they'll grow to
max size quickly in the liquid rock in my tanks. = )~
I also see them in courtship behavior...which is mind blowing, as they as
supposed to require soft water in order to spawn. Somebody needs to tell them
that.
>From: "Phil Every"
>Date: 9/15/2003 4:27 AM Central Daylight Time
>Message-id: >
>
>I have been having trouble getting the PH down
>Ive been told the tap water here is unusually soft for a mains supply.
>It comes out of the tap at about 7.5 - 7.7 ph
>I cant seem to get the 'PH Down' stuff to have a long term effect. It goes
>down, then within 24 hours it's back to 7.6 or so.
>I took both the rocks out of the tank in case that was teh problem but it
>deosn't seem to have helped. All that remains is some driftwood I have and a
>few small bunches of live plants.
What type of fish are you keeping?
Most will adapt well to a pH that is a bit higher or lower than what is their
optimum level.
usually, you do more harm bouncing the pH up and down with those chemicals.
Unless you're spawning sof****er fishes, I'd say just leave it be. It's not
that high.
I have rock hard water and breed Angelfish and Bettas. Both prefer softer
water.
Also, when I keep Neons Tetras....again, soft water fishes...they'll grow to
max size quickly in the liquid rock in my tanks. = )~
I also see them in courtship behavior...which is mind blowing, as they as
supposed to require soft water in order to spawn. Somebody needs to tell them
that.