Oscar Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Can someone please help with best way to deal with a PH of 6.4 in our community tank?Thanks Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 A few details about the tank would help. What size, what's in it (fish, plants, driftwood etc) and how many, how long has it been going? What pH is the tap water? Driftwood can lower pH, so can large cichlids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Tankl is 130 ltrs,been going about 3 mnths,no driftwood,Gourami,Tetras,Swordies and guppies are inhabitants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Tap water is 7.4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 How often and what % waterchange? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Every 2 weeks and 25%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 How many fish and what size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 120 ltr tank,3x gourami,4x dwarf gourami,2x swordies,1x plattie,15 neons,4x danios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustcooktea Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Try standing the tap water in a bucket for a day and retesting it. This will help determine whether the ph is dropping because of something in the tank or lack of buffering in the water. MCT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 I have got the same thing in my 2ft tank. I have guppies and bristlenoses. Tap water is 7.4 but after a week my ph drops to 6.5. I have been told that baking soda can help keep the ph stable but have no idea how much to add to my tank of 90ltrs. I do have two pieces of driftwood in there which I am guessing is the cause but I don't want to remove the wood because I have bristlenoses in there (male and female and some bubbas). So would baking soda work and does anyone have any idea how much to add? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Get a bubble box filter and fill it with chicken grit. A piece of filter floss over the top to catch the solids in the water. Over time this not only acting as a filter for you, but will help raise the pH. Also, see if you can get som lmestone chip to add to your gravel. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Cheers Alan With the limestone chips how much would I add? Like would it be a small handfull scattered through out the tank or two cups scattered about? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Do ya cup-fulls and keep your tests going. If it gets too high, remove some until you are buffering ok to what you want. I lke putting it in pantyhose sausages over the U/G filters. Easy to remove if it's climbing too high. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Is a pH of 6.4 a problem in your tank? If the fish are happy and the pH doesn't keep dropping then why change it. Most often it's only us who wants the pH at a higher level. A pH below 7.0 is safer for your fish anyway as ammonia is ammonium and is much less toxic to the fish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 The reason for why it got my attention is that my female bristlenose started to act really strange. She was going around and around and around the filter and didn't look like she was slowing down. I have done the water change and its not quite 7ph but she has settled down. I just didn't want to lose my female which is why I asked. But if it won't harm them then I will try not to get to worried about it Cheers for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Strange, I've got them in my planted tank and they're fine down to 6.0 although most of the time the tank sits at 6.5... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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