Lowering ph

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"Koi-Lo" writes:

"netDenizen" wrote in message
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Finally, others have explained that you should let a glass of
tapwater stand for 24 hours before testing pH, because it may change
due to outgassing etc.
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Ours does. It goes from 7.2 to as high as 7.6 after several hours.


I got you beat. My comes out of the tap at 7.0. But if I run an
airstone in it for an hour it goes over 8.
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They run CO2 gas in the lines to help keep scale down. At least that's what
I was told.
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"Koi-Lo" writes:

Moments before spontaneously combusting Dale Henderson at
was heard opining:

"Koi-Lo" writes:

"netDenizen" wrote in message
.. .
Finally, others have explained that you should let a glass of
tapwater stand for 24 hours before testing pH, because it may change
due to outgassing etc.
=================
Ours does. It goes from 7.2 to as high as 7.6 after several hours.


I got you beat. My comes out of the tap at 7.0. But if I run an
airstone in it for an hour it goes over 8.
===========
They run CO2 gas in the lines to help keep scale down. At least
that's what I was told.

I have a well. Well water is notorious for being full of C02 and for
being very hard.

On 09 Apr 2006, the world was enlightened by Dale Henderson's opinion
about...

"Koi-Lo" writes:

Moments before spontaneously combusting Dale Henderson at
was heard opining:

"Koi-Lo" writes:

"netDenizen" wrote in message
.. .
Finally, others have explained that you should let a glass of
tapwater stand for 24 hours before testing pH, because it may change
due to outgassing etc.
=================
Ours does. It goes from 7.2 to as high as 7.6 after several hours.


I got you beat. My comes out of the tap at 7.0. But if I run an
airstone in it for an hour it goes over 8.
===========
They run CO2 gas in the lines to help keep scale down. At least
that's what I was told.

I have a well. Well water is notorious for being full of C02 and for
being very hard.




I used to live in the Poconos in northeast PA and the well water there was
extremely soft (1-2 dKH) with a pH of 6.4. No limestone to make the water
hard.


kev

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kev writes:


I used to live in the Poconos in northeast PA and the well water there was
extremely soft (1-2 dKH) with a pH of 6.4. No limestone to make the water
hard.


kev


Actually my father-in-law has a well and his water is extremely
soft. I've never tested it but you can tell by feel.

Thank for the help everybody.I can't believe how fast and helpful everyone
here can be:-).I normal wouldn't try to change the PH but I just lost a 8
year old Raphael cat .So I thought it was the Ph.I haven't added anything
new,no fertilizers,co2 ,fish ,shells ,plants ,ect...
I was doing large water changes but cut them down because I was trying to
raise the nitrates to stop the cyanobactiria like Tom Barr says to do.
I'm going to test the tank in the morning and at night,(when I got the high
reading it was at 9 at night so maybe your right)Then I'll check the tap
water after letting it sit overnight.
Thanks again all.

Animal wrote:
Thank for the help everybody.I can't believe how fast and helpful everyone
here can be:-).I normal wouldn't try to change the PH but I just lost a 8
year old Raphael cat .So I thought it was the Ph.I haven't added anything
new,no fertilizers,co2 ,fish ,shells ,plants ,ect...
I was doing large water changes but cut them down because I was trying to
raise the nitrates to stop the cyanobactiria like Tom Barr says to do.
I'm going to test the tank in the morning and at night,(when I got the high
reading it was at 9 at night so maybe your right)Then I'll check the tap
water after letting it sit overnight.
Thanks again all.

Is this a planted tank? If so, add KNO3 to raise nitrates. Otherwise
it is not a low nitrate issue, it is a dirty gravel issue.

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