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What should the Ph balance be in a 3gallon freshwater fish tank?

Roxasclone asked: Just want to know if my tank is safe for fish, I have the Ph tester I just don’t know what’s good and what’s bad Related Blogs Related Blogs on Freshwater Fish Choosing Your Lures For Bass Fishing Related Blogs on Ph Balance Alkaline Diet: Balance Your Body Acidity, Restore Your Health And [...]

Ph balance is higher than I want in my 30gal fish tank. What to do?

jkohli89 asked: I have a 30gal fish tank with 4 black tetras, 1 mollie, 2 pleco, and a couple snails. The ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels are great. No problems. When I test the Ph balance tho, it is around 7.6. This value is a little high and I was wondering HOW do I get [...]

Why is My PH balance so high and How do I lower it?

phitephan asked: How do I lower My PH balance in My Tank without adding chemicals? The water is hard and everything seems fine on the water parameters.How can I lower the water Naturally without chemicals? I did see a product at Pet smart called PH up and PH down.Do those work? Related Blogs Related Blogs [...]

What should the PH balance be for my tropical fish?

Alice asked: I have a PH testing kit, and one Chinese Algae Eater. Tropical fish. Should my PH level for my tank be above 7.0 or below? Related Blogs Related Blogs on Ph Balance Alkaline Diet: Balance Your Body Acidity, Restore Your Health And … Important: Saving Your Gums and Teeth and Avoiding Very Expensive [...]

Putting chemicals in water filter in aquarium to balance PH and chem levels?

CQ asked: Recommended or not? Is this a good way to dilute the chemicals in the water so they don’t become too harsh on the fish, yet remain effective enough to balance the ph, nitrites, and ammonia levels? I would like to just add chems, kinda of intravenously thru the filter behind the media. And [...]

pH Problem?

Buzzsaw asked: 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 [...]

Urinalysis test strips for tank water?

Jessica M asked: 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 [...]