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What fish like a low Ph aquarium?

new gardener asked: My 20 gal aquarium has a very low PH (5-5.5). Not really registering on my test strips… It’s live planted and has driftwood. I’ve tried water changes and it didn’t work. I just added some seashells to try and raise the Ph…the Ph+ at the store said not to use it on [...]

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 [...]