Morcs Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I have a 20L new tank setup as an angel spawner. Its barebottom. Has a heater Plastic breeding cone and a sponge filter - the water and the sponge filter were taken from a cycled 6.8ph tank. I dosed with methyline blue this week, and its also still cycling - nitrites but no nitrates yet - nothing too high, the ammonia is 0.5ppm Just to cover my bases I did two 50% water changes in quick succession, and took the breeding cone out and boiled it (just in case was leeching chemicals) Any ideas of why the PH is so high? Auckland water has next to no buffering, and the ph outta the tap is lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 pH 6.8 is good. not high at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 What is the ph at now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 How high is the PH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 wHAT IS THE ph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Also, what is the caps lock key? :oops: oops... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Doh sorry cant believe I posted all that without putting what the PH is. Its 7.8 I want 6.8. All my other tanks are between 6.2 and 6.8, no idea why this is so high. Its been like this since I filled it and started running it last weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwibrick Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Have you tested the tap water, I found recently that the ph of the tap water out west where I live went quite alkaline for a while, I'm not sure if it has moved back to 7ish now though as I have moved and am on tank water now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Local Authorities keep the water slightly alkaline so it does not corrode copper and brass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 test your tap water, Upper Hutts can be reeeeeeeeally alkaline especially after a storm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 It came out at 7.0 :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 7.0 is the perfect PH for Angels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 7.0 is the perfect PH for Angels. Yes and their tank is at an even more perfect 6.8. Kh is 3 deg so has minimum optimal buffer for them. The breeding tank is 7.8 My CA/SA Cichlid tank is 6.0 (lots of new driftwood) Tap water is 7.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 I can't figure out why your one tank has a much higher pH then the others, especially when it has nothing in it. But you could maybe add some peat moss in a mesh bag into your tank/filter canister and that will help bring it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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