Correcting PH

Hello,

If the water has a PH of less than 7 how can I correct it?

Robert Lavoie wrote:

Hello,

If the water has a PH of less than 7 how can I correct it?

Are you changing any water and vacumming the gravel?

how much less, what is the pH out of the tap, what is the hardness of the water?
how many fish, how big a tank, how long been running, got gravel?
Ingrid

"Robert Lavoie" wrote:

Hello,

If the water has a PH of less than 7 how can I correct it?




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Robert Lavoie wrote:

Hello,

If the water has a PH of less than 7 how can I correct it?

Try baking soda to increase pH (and also buffer).
http://www.drhelm.com/aquarium/chemistry.html

-D

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