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I have a pretty diverse group of fish in my tank... Asellus puffers, black and green swordtails, a geophagus brasiliensis, yo-yo loaches (lohachata botias), two golden wonder killies, and a flying fox. Everyone seems to be doing fine but the swordtails. I lost one black and one green already :(

Hi all, My pH in my plant tank is around 6.4 (most likely b/c of the driftwood), and my hardness is around 425 (very hard). How can I raise the pH and soften the water at the same time? Won't water softener additives/filter inserts lower my pH? Thank you for any advice!