Need To Get My Ph Down

[carpus]

hello all

heres the readings from my water tests
ammonia 0
nitrIte 0.1
nitrAte 10
kh 150
gh 140
ph 8
now im not far off from being ready for fish but my ph is still to high.
i'd like to get it down to 7.2 or lower.
would using ro water mixed with my tap water lower the ph.
if it would how much water would i need to use.
or are their any good chemicals that are stable when used properly.

please help

Daz

 

[Michael Buckley]

Most fish shops stock something that lowers the PH. Ours is called "PH Down" kind of inventive name don't you think.

 

[BigIan]

Why are you wanting to lower the ph? as playing with water chemisty is kind of tricky and most fish will adapt to various water peramiters provided they have been aclimatised slowly.

and yes ro water will help to reduce the kh and so lower the oh value of your tank. Ro units can be bought VERY cheaply from our sponsor Osmotics with a 10% discount