High ph and low gh

[Fishyzwim]

Hi, i am using well water and the ph is high but the gh is low. I need to find a way to lower the ph and raise the gh (especially the calcium). I would prefer to do this naturally, but everything i find that helps one makes the other one worse. Please help

 

[Colin_T]

Hi and welcome to the forum

What are the actual numbers for the pH & GH?

What is the KH (carbonate hardness) of the water?
If you have a high KH, you will have a high pH. This can occur in water with a high or low GH.

What fish did you plan on keeping?

 

[Fishyzwim]

Honestly i don't recall what the kh was. Ph was 7.9 gh was 45ppm. I took a sample of my tap in to get tested and that's the two that were of concern. I've got my own testing kit for gh/kh coming in the mail in a couple days. I am planning on livebearers and shrimp. The ph could probably stay at that but definitely not go up. Gh definitely needs to rise