outdoorzgirl
New Member
Here is the problem. My tank is just alittle more than a week old. be . My tap tests 7.6. Okay when I started my malawi tank I added crushed coral to raise the ph and hopefully stabilize it. I have had it set up for about 1 1/2 weeks . Today I added some water to the tank to make up for evaporation. I checked the ph this evening and it had dropped to 7.8. It had remained a stable 8.4 until I added water today. My question is everytime I do a water change, etc..will my ph drop more? I want to at least keep it an 8.0. Should I use baking soda and if so, how much do I use? And do I have to use some each time I do a water change. I need some serious help in the area. My other question is I have this cichlid that I for the life of me cannot figure out what he is. I have looked everywhere. He is a juvie about 2..2 1/2 inches and a shade darker yellow than a yellow lab. Sometimes he even diplays stripes on his top fin like a yellow lab. At times..maybe when he is being bossy, he will have a black dot on each gill plate. He could pass for a yellow lab, if he were a shade lighter. But his attitude is bossy. He is a character. What species could he be? I can email a pic if needed. Thank you again for about the millionith time..I'll get all this right oneday