Aquarium Dude Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 I was talking to the guy in redwood aquatics about my massive algae problem (all string/hair algae) and also the fact that vallisneria is the only plant I have been able to grow means that my ph is to high, and it is, around 7.8 Has anyone had problems like this? What could be making a high ph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 I'd guess your tank might have some rock or sand with a high calcium carbonate content - measure your tap water to make sure that it is 'normal' (somewhere around 7). WHat else is in your tank - do you have pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Let the tap water age for 24 hours before testing too. As above, anything shell based will raise GH/KH which in turn raises the pH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Dude Posted December 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 I have got a few big rocks in the tank, they are from the Dunedin area. They aren't white at all. The stones on the bottom are from an aquarium store (Critter Kingdom) and contains few white stones. There is Dalton's aquatic mix under the gravel. The thing which concerns me most is those ceramic tubes in the filter, I have one of my aqua one 2200 trays full of them (5 litres???). I originally had only what it came with but added (a while ago(8 months)) more aqua one ceramic things and for a while there I had very milky water and test results were all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Aquarium Dude Posted December 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Why dont they work??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Dont know why Anywho, think you can test the rocks with vinegar. Try a search and see what pops up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 The thing which concerns me most is those ceramic tubes in the filter Dont worry about the ceramic filter media, they are basically an inert lump of ceramic that just provides a home for the filter bacteria. More media = more bacteria = better filtering. They wont mess with pH. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Christchurch water is only slightly alkali so water changes should bring it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 my tap water ph, and ph in all my tank is 7.2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Why dont they work??? You had the 'Disable BBCode in this post' option ticked. img is a BBCode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Dude Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Thanks Spidersweb Those ceramic tubes are mechanical more than anything arent they? Do I need some of that white volcanicy looking stuff made my eheim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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