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Mar 22 2008, 04:58 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 8-March 08 From: Kuwait Member No.: 40116 |
My water ph is very high it 7.6 how to reduce it ??
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Mar 22 2008, 05:26 PM
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![]() Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 4445 Joined: 26-January 08 From: Perth, WA Member No.: 38786 |
you can use sodium biphosphate sold by LFS as PH down.
You can also use peat and have some in a filter. Reverse Osmosis will also remove the mminerals from the water and should drop the PH closer to 7.0. What fish do you want to keep because 7.6 isn't really that high and unless you are keeping wild caught fishes, most should be fine in that water. |
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Mar 22 2008, 05:32 PM
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![]() Gun Toting Lunatic Group: Moderators Posts: 6673 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Chicago Member No.: 2323 |
Hardness stabilizes pH. Generally water with a higher pH is harder. You can try to add chemicals to lower the pH, but due to the hardness it will rebound back to its original value.
Unless as stated you are keeping wilds, or breeding a particular species your pH should be fine. |
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Mar 22 2008, 05:46 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 8-March 08 From: Kuwait Member No.: 40116 |
Actually what is the peat ?? sorry for my ignorance
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Mar 22 2008, 06:03 PM
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![]() Gun Toting Lunatic Group: Moderators Posts: 6673 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Chicago Member No.: 2323 |
http://www.aquacave.com/detail.aspx?ID=994
You can also use garden peat moss in a media bag, as long as you are sure no fertilizers have been added. Cheaper is usually better in this case. |
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Mar 22 2008, 06:46 PM
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![]() Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 4445 Joined: 26-January 08 From: Perth, WA Member No.: 38786 |
peat is a soft brown fibrous substance. It comes from peat bogs and is really old decomposed plant matter. It can be bought from nurseries and garden centres. Some has fertiliser added but most don't.
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