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Just an update to this. I managed to stabilise my water to 7.5 by mixing water between the old tank and the new tank, over time I will slowly water change the water until it's all new water @7.7ish PH.   Fish were introduced last night to the new tank, and I have never seen my Severum look so...

Ok thanks for your advice, I will garner a way to test for water hardness and contact my water board.

No test for hardness. Unfortunately. Current PH test is showing 7.8 in the tank, 0.3 higher than i'd like to be, but as you say maybe it'll settle over a day or so. Should I remove the filter to allow the water to settle?? I'll check the local Pets at home for a hardness test solution.

I have an API testing kit, i'll see if it checks for hardness. There is bogwood in the tank now (only been setup 12ish hours) but it is mature wood that no longer gives off tannins.   Sorry for slow reply, working on the house.

In need of help, recent work down the road by the local water board shifted our ph, I figured this would be a temporary thing but over a month on and the ph levels have stayed the same, and this is very troubling news for me. The PH of my tap water used to be a reasonable 6.6-6.7, which made it...