Hi,
Went to my local LFS (5 minutes down the road) this am to question them on the advice given yesterday on the test result they did on my water for pH, which was 6.5) and why I was given the advice to buffer.
They advised our local water authority (Yorkshire water) add what they described as a temporary buffer to our water supply and said if I were to take a jug of water out of tap and left it for a week I would find the pH to be 5ish.
So, is this just rubbish or is there some truth here. So am asking is "should I buffer my water each time I do a water change." (I plan to keep more fish going forward and these will fish that like a pH of 6-7. -My current test on pH shows) 7 (API master test kit.)
Thoughts please - I do not want to begin taking the advice given by LFS without your help.
Thanks
Went to my local LFS (5 minutes down the road) this am to question them on the advice given yesterday on the test result they did on my water for pH, which was 6.5) and why I was given the advice to buffer.
They advised our local water authority (Yorkshire water) add what they described as a temporary buffer to our water supply and said if I were to take a jug of water out of tap and left it for a week I would find the pH to be 5ish.
So, is this just rubbish or is there some truth here. So am asking is "should I buffer my water each time I do a water change." (I plan to keep more fish going forward and these will fish that like a pH of 6-7. -My current test on pH shows) 7 (API master test kit.)
Thoughts please - I do not want to begin taking the advice given by LFS without your help.
Thanks