Hi guys, I am new to dirt tanks and I just set up a 10gallon dirted tank just yesterday and here are my specs
lights: 2 20W CFL
Substrate: Organic's Choice Potting mix, capped it off with an inch of sand.
DIY C02 System
Plants:
1 Amazon sword
2 Java Fern
1 ludwigia peruensis
1 Anubias nana on driftwood
2 pots of Dwarf hairgrass
For my question, I have been doing water changes for about a day and my ph is still high (more than 7.8) Do I need to keep doing water changes for the ph to go down or does the ph naturally go down as the tank cycles? Do I need to put fish first for it to go down? I really appreciate the help. I just can't wait to get my first betta.
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How many water changes have you done? I usually do 3-5 on a freshly dirted tank. You water is probably really hard because the dirt will put extra minerals in the water, and hard water normally means high PH as well. The plants will use these minerals over time, that's why you usually see a growth spurt(and occasionally an algae outbreak) when you first set up your tank. Running co2 should help lower you PH as the plants will convert the co2 into carbonic acid. How long are you running your lights?
As for putting fish in, I'd wait til the water stabilizes. It normally takes a week or so for everything to stabilize.
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