Chickybabe Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Ok so my discus tank pH is reading 7.0. How can I get this down? Do I just do a water change Ammonia levels @ 0 Nitrite level 0.1 So far 2 corys have died Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/ph-dro ... t8258.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybabe Posted August 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Sorry but I am not sure how that helps me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Sorry.. you "want" it down.. the other was too "low" If you don't want to use chemicals.. then some peat moss in a nylon bag in your filter will lower it... as will some driftwoods and logs. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 PH 7 is fine for discus. Why do you want to lower it down. How big is your tank and how many fish in it.? How often do you do a waterchange? Cheers, Ronnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybabe Posted August 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Sorry should have mentioned, I have a huuge piece of driftwood, and also run peat fibre in the middle of my fluval filter. What else can I do to get it down? How often should I change the peat fibre? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybabe Posted August 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 The tank is 143.3L, water changes 20% twice a week, i was told by a local pet store that the best water for discus is between 6-6.5 pH. Is this not correct?? I have 2 discus, 3 pepper corys, 6 cardinals, 4 neons. A few java ferns and a couple of amazon swords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Lower is better but unless your trying to breed the Discus they will be fine at PH 7. In fact unless you can get the PH low AND stable you are better off leaving it as is. If you don't live somewhere with too much smog (like Chc or Akl :lol: ) you could collect rain water and use this for you changes (I found about 50/50 mix with tap water worked for me), rain water is soft and will help bring the PH down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Hi Chickybabe, Discus are perfectly suited to neutral pH (7.0) and there's not much else you need to do aside from the driftwood in the tank and the peat in the filter. Shell/shell grit in the gravel will cause the pH to rise, so you might want to check for that. Otherwise your setup sounds fine. A few things I wanted to say though. First of all, nice setup! The tank will look marvelous when the plants grow out a bit. Quick question though. What is your Nitrate level? How often do you do water changes? What is the pH of the water (that you're doing water changes with)? Lastly, have you treated your tank with any meds lately? There's a few copper-based meds that would kill your cory cats and leave the rest of the fish perfectly happy. Good luck and I hope you find peace soon. Discus are a nervous set-up period but once they're settled in you'll find they're some of the easier fish to take care of. Just keep in mind that they can only tolerate a pH change of 0.2 at one go, so be watchful of that. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 water changes 20% twice a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybabe Posted August 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Thanks Blue... The pH of the tap water is 7.0, I am in auckland. I havent checked the Nitrate level only nitrite level, will get a test kit today.. I normally do a 20% water change on Tuesday then again on Sunday. The only thing I have added to the tank in the last few days was some Flourish for the plants, then I lost 2 corys the next day.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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