Ph

[leonbramdean]

How to lower your ph in a tropical tank quickly other than treate ment

 

[TrialandError]

Peat moss, driftwood, RO water

 

[leonbramdean]

Thanks

 

[beaslbob]

why do you want to?

high ph may be caused by low carbon dioxide.

Even my FW tanks with a peat moss substrate have a pH of over 8.4 (api high range kit) because plants have lowered the carbon dioxide.


Even fish requiring low ph (7 or less) thrive and live for years.


my .02

 

[leonbramdean]

My discus and stingray have lived for 6 years so fare together and are happy and have a ph off 8.5

 

[TrialandError]

Keeping a stable ph is more important that lowering or raising it in a tropical tank. The fish will adjust. Now if you try and do a dwarf shrimp tank ph is very important. If you are doing fish you will do more harm than good when messing with ph.