I have ph test strips and i was curious so I’ve tested my cervical mucus for 4 days now during my fertile period and it says it’s anywhere from 5-6 and according to the chart it is very acidic. Will any sperm servive in this? We aren’t trying for a baby yet, not until December possibly.
Archive for January, 2010
pH Problem?
I just started up a 10 gallon tank yesterday and im waiting a couple weeks to get it cycled.
I bought one of those Live pH things they have at pet stores which monitors the pH on an ongoing basis. It shows what the pH is in colors(each pH level is a different color, so what ever the pH is, that color shows).
Ever since I put it in the pH has been off the charts, somewhere above 8.6
I also have some pH test strips which are the same kind that the Pet Store uses. And they show the same thing.
Will the pH go down after a few days?
Are there any Natural Ways to lower pH without using chemicals like “pH down” or “Ph Decrease”?
I have another 55 gallon tank and I have no problem with its pH, so there is nothing wrong with the water at my house.
There is not a problem with the pH monitor, I have changed the cartridge several times and they all show the same thing.
And YES i have emptied the tank twice already and started over but once I fill it up, the pH is still the same.
The only thing that is in the tank is some gravel that i bought from the pet store.
(Not the different colored kind but the more natural kind that looks like normal gravel)
A heater and a thermometer.
A couple of plants (plastic)
And also a bubble wall for oxygenation
Urinalysis test strips for tank water?
Just a curiosity, could a urinalysis test strip (for ph, nitrite, specific gravity and protein) work for fish tank water?
I don’t own a test kit as of yet, and I’m starting to worry about my fish.
Well, I’m worried since I am new to owning fish and I don’t have a tester.
I didn’t realize that I should wait for the nitrogen cycle to come into play before I put the fish in the tank.
When I got the fish, I had just put bottled water and stress zyme in it and then let the fish in the bag settle for 20 minutes and that was it.
Now the water has a slight cloudiness to it and it wasn’t like that yesterday when I put them in.









