Natural way to raise PH
 

I have some africans setup in a 75gal tank for over a year.

I recently bought my first PH meter. I took a reading. It showed 8.0
(my tap is 7.25)


I currently have some landscape gravel in my tank. (dunno what it is)
This is not fish store gravel. I have had this in the tank for 4
years with my old oscars.

Is there something I can naturally bring the PH up?
Driftwood? Coral? something like that?
Nothing extreme..

thanks

Natural way to raise PH
 

"Pete" wrote in message
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I have some africans setup in a 75gal tank for over a year.

I recently bought my first PH meter. I took a reading. It showed 8.0
(my tap is 7.25)


I currently have some landscape gravel in my tank. (dunno what it is)
This is not fish store gravel. I have had this in the tank for 4
years with my old oscars.

Is there something I can naturally bring the PH up?
Driftwood? Coral? something like that?
Nothing extreme..

thanks


Check your tap water after 24 hours and see if it is still the same.

Baking Soda
Crushed Coral
Calcium Carbonate
Marble Chips
Limestone

Just to name a few ways to raise it up....but I imagine its fine as it
is......but thats your choice.....

Natural way to raise PH
 

try testing differnet types of water from around your area ie rain, creek
water etc i have found that rain water is the more acid but creek water is
more alkaline
"Racf" wrote in message
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"Pete" wrote in message
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I have some africans setup in a 75gal tank for over a year.

I recently bought my first PH meter. I took a reading. It showed 8.0
(my tap is 7.25)


I currently have some landscape gravel in my tank. (dunno what it is)
This is not fish store gravel. I have had this in the tank for 4
years with my old oscars.

Is there something I can naturally bring the PH up?
Driftwood? Coral? something like that?
Nothing extreme..

thanks


Check your tap water after 24 hours and see if it is still the same.

Baking Soda
Crushed Coral
Calcium Carbonate
Marble Chips
Limestone

Just to name a few ways to raise it up....but I imagine its fine as it
is......but thats your choice.....

Natural way to raise PH
 

"Craig Brye" wrote in message
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Aeration will cause pH to rise to a certain point depending on a few
factors
(pH out of tap and KH of the water).

This happens because there is usually a fair bit of CO2 in tap water. The
aeration drives this off thus causing the PH to rise back to a level more
consistent with atmospheric levels of CO2 and whatever Kh the water has.

I.