My mate has a major problem with his PH it is 4.5
I gave him 2 big anglefish that I have had for well over a year and they were super healthy in under 2 weeks both have died
he also has quite high nitrates
I have never had this problem as my substrate stabilizes the PH but he has plain gravel
I was given hardness salts from my LFS to raise it but the were £12.95 and the amount that's in the bag looks like it will last 2 months
anybody have a cheaper and easyer to use solution he needs the PH about 6-7
the tank is 125 litres and he has 2 internal filters
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u could try to get the output/waste water from a rodi unit that will raise ur ph but u will have to mix it with your tap water
What is the PH of his tap water? PH will drop over time due to acids that are a result of natural biological activity. If his source water is closer to the PH he wants, the first place to start is by doing several small water changes. You do not want to cause large, quick shifts in the PH
yeah where is he getting the water from???????? and is he using test strips which are not accurate at all??? i went to the lfs to test my water last week to see how accurate the strips were from the api fresh water master kit and the ph showed that i had 6.8 which it isnt even close i have a ph of 7.6
How old are your test kits? If they are more than a year old, get new ones.
If you are trying to keep a tank with a PH that is that much more alkaline than the source water, your bets option is RO water and add the minerals, etc back into it to get what you want.
Your frien would be better off keeping fish that like a PH where his tap water is. Other wise it is always an up hill battle.
the test kits are fine , one is a week old the other is about 3 months old ,
to my knoledge thers not meny fish that come from a PH of 4.5 of lower
I was thinking more along the lines of adding some cruched coral to the filer or something like that
my tap water comes out at 5 and the substrate I have buffers the PH up to 6.5-7
I agree that 4.5 is very acidic. Crushed coral would raise the PH, but I am unsure if it would be able to raise it enough to get it to the range he is looking for. I think RO water may be the best route to go, but hopefully someone with experience doing this will chime in.
try to get a PH buffer regards of form liquid\powder\tabs etc...then monitor the ph daily...
4.5????! thats insanely low i have mine at like 6.2-5 i thought that was too low.
try crushed coral, maybe some huge water changes
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