Going From 6.2 To 8.4 Ph

[michaelh]

Hi guys. The time has come to split my oscars....
Their just starting to get agressive. Not much but a couple of little fights mainly flairing an evening.
I have just sold my mbuna and am moving 1 O into their setup with 8.4 ph. I love the coral and ocean rock ect. So dont want to change it. The other tank is a very tannin stained wood and root setup with 6.2 ph.
Any ideas on how to do this? Any ideas apreciated thanks.

 

[lloyd]

Depending on the size of the oscar you could keep it in a heated container and over a few days you could gradually mix the new water with the old one. i would do a big water change in your mbuna tank to lower the ph assuming your tap water is lower than 8.4. how big is your oscar tank?

 

[michaelh]

2'x18"x18" with 3.75" oscar. Sounds a good idea but wont the ph just rise in the tank really quick? Like an hour? Tapwater come out at 7.4ish.

2'x18"x18" with 3.75" oscar. Sounds a good idea but wont the ph just rise in the tank really quick? Like an hour? Tapwater come out at 7.4ish.
What would be a safe rate to increase ph? .2 an hour? A day? Any rough guide?

 

[lloyd]

i dont really know how much to be honest. i suppose its just trial and eroor. i dont think the ph while rise that quick. but thinking about it the water change is probably a pointless task i would scrap that bit of my own advice lol

 

[michaelh]

Maybe ill just try the drip aclaimation over about 8 hours tomorrow... Hope hes ok...cheers for the thoughts though