4 Comments

1. Hayden wrote:

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   i have used those from pet smart and they have worked fine for me!u could also do a water change maybe 25 percent maybe more. what i do is when i finish off a gallon of milk i clean it and fill it with tap water and let it sit to room temp (or the temp around my tank) and after like a few days if my tank needs water i add it or sometimes i just take a gallon out and put a gallon in!! hope this helped!

   Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 7:53 am | Permalink
2. gbmortie wrote:

   the ph miracle diet

   Without knowing what the ph is, it’s hard to say. Those products do work, but you have to change the ph very slowly. Even though it seems like a small change, the difference between, say, 7.5 and 7.6 is HUGE. If you ph is low, though, your water may just not have enough oxygen in it. Too much CO2 will cause the ph to drop. The best thing to do is to get a powerhead and aim it toward the surface so the surface is disturbed. You can use an airstone for that, but the powerhead will also provide more circulation which is great for your tank.

   If that doesn’t help, then you can try the chemicals. Make sure to follow the directions carefully.

   Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 11:08 pm | Permalink
3. Ghapy wrote:

   dr young ph miracle

   Your PH is high because tap water in general is higher – acid water corrodes pipes.

   PH chemicals can be very unstable and I don’t recommend them. They force the water down, but all the elements in the tank that made it high in the first place are still there so it can end up popping back up. Unstable water is much worse than water too high.

   There are a few things worth understanding.

   The ph you see on fish profiles is an estimation of the ph in the fishes wild habitat. They are much more tolerant than this though.

   Most fish are bred in captivity anyway.

   My PH is 8.2. I keep all my fish in that including fish that apparently won’t work in it. All my fish do well, grow, live long. Many have bred. For 20 years this has been so because I keep things simple and understand fish are more resilient then most think.

   Keep it simple, less will go wrong. Don’t start using additives because it complicates things, all you need is conditioner.

   Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 7:58 pm | Permalink
4. tikitiki wrote:

   What exactly is your ph reading? Unless you’re keeping wild caught fish like discus or elephant noses, etc., then your ph is most likely fine. Most fish we buy will tolerate 6.0-8.0 without issues, and even slightly higher or lower. Some fish may not be able to spawn,or the eggs may not hatch if the ph is too acidic or alkaline, but they’ll survive it.

   Stay away from those ph up/down products. Just dumping them in alone will not work. There’s much more involved then just altering your ph, you need to mess with the gh and kh as well. A stable ph is much better and healthier for fish then one that fluctuates-which is what happens with those ph up/down products.

   If you do want to lower your ph, gh, and kh, a good natural way is with driftwood. The tanins it leeches out causes the ph to drop, but it also gives the water a tea color-great if you have tetras or angel fish. But, a lot of people don’t like the tea color. Another option is to mix your water with RO water. That can be expensive in a large tank.

   Also, check your ph out of the tap. Get a glass of water and test it. Let it sit out at least 12-24 hours and retest it. That should be about what’s going on in your tank. If it’s substantially different, then something in your tank is raising the ph. Certain rocks will raise the ph in a tank. Here’s some good links with info on ph, gh, and kh:

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   Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 4:01 am | Permalink