Please note I have no intentions of using Ph down. Thank you very much for your comment, Garry. Have you tried placing the driftwood and peat in your aquarium as opposed to just in the filter?
Nice article! I am glad you stressed not chasing an ideal PH, but a stable one. I am moving from an area with PH in the range 6. I believe it is important for aquarists to select fish that will do well in local water parameters.
Fortunately, the fish I have can tolerate the differences. Sometimes it is easier to select fish that will thrive in local water parameters, rather than fussing to alter water. While altering water parameters can be done, it requires constant monitoring and diligence. For example, I would not try to maintain a tank of Discus where I am moving to!
Some may love the challenge, but I would rather take a simpler approach. I only keep fairly robust community fish, tetra, gourami, plecos etc. Would a stable 8 be OK. As with driftwood for lowering pH, use a healthy amount of calcium carbonate rock to create the desired effect. Fill a mesh media bag with crushed coral or dolomite gravel and place it in your filter. Use calcium carbonate-based rock and substrate to safely raise pH and buffering.
Acclimating New Fish When purchasing new fish or invertebrates, compare your aquarium's pH to the water in the tanks you are buying them from. Popular Blogs.
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Check with the shop where you are purchasing the fish to see what their water pH is. It's important that the pH of water the fish is currently in is not significantly different than the pH of your water at home preferably within 0. I recommend sticking to the axiom of "if it's not broken, don't fix it". Don't spring into action simply because the textbook says the optimum pH for your fish is 6.
As long as the pH is stable, and the fish show no signs of distress, it's best to leave the pH at the level of your local tap water. Also, most aquarium fish sold today are raised in fish farms that do not keep the fish in the pH of the natural habitat water.
If the fish are not thriving, or if testing shows that a trend is occurring, such as a steady drop or rise in pH, the problem should be addressed. Pet stores sell commercial products designed to raise the pH or to lower it, if necessary, to adjust the pH of your local tap water. Proactive water care is always your best bet.
Performing frequent partial water changes , and vacuuming the gravel are the most important things you can do to keep water pH stable. Over time, the biological filter bacteria that break down fish wastes will utilize the alkalinity carbonate in the water and the pH will gradually drop become more acidic. You can prevent this by doing water changes to remove the lower pH water and adding fresh, dechlorinated water that has higher alkalinity to raise and stabilize the pH level.
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According to aquarium expert Randy Holmes-Farley, adding baking soda is not the ideal method for making large changes to aquarium pH, but for most aquarists this product is close at hand and easy to use. Before adding baking soda to your fish tank, ensure the powder is dissolved completely, or it won't do any good. An easy way to do this is to measure out a small amount of baking soda, about three-quarters of a teaspoon for every 10 gallons of water.
Dissolve the soda in a cup of tank water, then pour it back into your aquarium. Check the pH level an hour later. Repeat the procedure every day until the pH has risen to the desired level.
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