Tank water at PH 7.8 need help!

[TKL]

Dear all,

My tank water was tested PH 7.8.
Any effective method to reduce value other than using PH down solution.
I tried changing 20% water each day, not much helps.

Thanks
Teo
Singapore

[Rick]

"TKL" > wrote in message
...
> Dear all,
>
> My tank water was tested PH 7.8.
> Any effective method to reduce value other than using PH down solution.
> I tried changing 20% water each day, not much helps.
>
> Thanks
> Teo
> Singapore
>
>
>
assuming you need to reduce the PH for the type of fish your keeping then
you can mix the tap water with R/O water or you can filter your tap water
through peat moss. I would not recommend using chemical to alter the Ph as
this is a temporary solution only.

Rick

[Toni]

"TKL" > wrote in message
...
> Dear all,
>
> My tank water was tested PH 7.8.
> Any effective method to reduce value other than using PH down solution.
> I tried changing 20% water each day, not much helps.
>


A steady consistent 7.8 is preferable to bouncing it all around trying to
change it.
Most all fish can acclimate to a pH in this range- I wouldn't fight it.
If you must have a lower pH then reverse osmosis is the answer.


--
Toni
http://www.cearbhaill.com/discus.htm

[Chuck Gadd]

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 11:02:25 +0800, "TKL" >
wrote:

>Dear all,
>
>My tank water was tested PH 7.8.
>Any effective method to reduce value other than using PH down solution.
>I tried changing 20% water each day, not much helps.

Why is 7.8 a problem? It's perfectly acceptable for almost all
species of fish.


Chuck Gadd
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua