On 17 Feb 2004 01:42:05 GMT, (President89) wrote:


The way I understood him was. pH works a litte like soda(pepsi/coke). The
water in your tank has a certain pH level. After a while the pH will drop. Just
like the fizz in a soda will. And he just instructed me to use baking soda to
UP the pH level. Now I'm sure the guy was trying to make it simple to a 13 year
old kid that I was at the time. I would like my pH to be about 7.2 and its
hovering around 7.8. The fish are acting fairly normal(especially since their
newbies to the tank). Should I just let the pH fix itself. Or should I use the
pH down solution that I have.

May I ask what cichlids would enjoy a ph of 7.2?

Every one I've seen is in the 7.5-8.0 (and higher).