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Visited the pet store and got a PH Adjust from Nutrafin to bring the Ph
down.

Which means no fish for me

Btw a friend of mine that also has a tank, told me before pouring this
chemical in the water to bring it down to remove the charcoal bag out
of the filter otherwise it will require more chemical poured in the
water.
According to him the charcoal absorves that chemical leaving it no time
to change ph.

Any truth in this?


Also what is the correct temperature in Celsius that I should have for
the water?

Hi,
I'm not quite clear why you feel you have to lower the pH. My local pH is
around 8. The pH in my tanks is 7.5 - this is the same level as my lfs have
meaning that there is unlikely to be too much shock when adding fish. Surely
by adding chemicals and altering the pH you run the risk of pH shock when
adding the new fish? (JMO)

We keep a range of fish quite happily in our tanks without any probs - IMHO
you should match the fish to your local conditions unless you are looking to
keep specific fish that would not tolerate a high pH rather than attempting
to change it artificially. And also try and find out the pH of the water at
your local stockists.

Just my thoughts...
Gill