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Old July 20th 03, 06:31 PM
Pete
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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

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Old July 21st 03, 01:50 AM
Racf
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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.....


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Old July 21st 03, 09:10 AM
Joshua Stewart
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Default 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
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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.....




 




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