Ph And Spathiphyllum

[love4aquatic]

i have been trying to grow my spathiphyllum in my betta tank but they are from the amazn..
they prefer a ph of 6.5, will this be okay for bettas?

also does IAL lower ph?

how can i lower my ph more?
currently my ph is 8 and my plants dont like it.

 

[bronzecat]

A Ph drop from 8 to 6.5 is a pretty big drop and would have to be gradually otherwise your betta will suffer. Personally i wouldn't mess around with the Ph, as you will have to play around every water change. Just change the plants.

 

[love4aquatic]

how do i gradualy drop the ph? I am willing to be a little patient .
if i can drop the ph to 7 that will even be good. But only if bettas can live in these conditions..

 

[Tolak]

Try running some peat in the filtration system. Depending on your water hardness this may drop the pH slightly to a lot. Hardness stabilizes pH, if you could give us the results of these tests it would help.

 

[love4aquatic]

Try running some peat in the filtration system. Depending on your water hardness this may drop the pH slightly to a lot. Hardness stabilizes pH, if you could give us the results of these tests it would help.

peat moss??
the dirt stuff??

 

[Tolak]

Get a bale of the cheapest peat moss you can find. You don't want the more expensive kind, it often contains fertilizers. Put some in an old sock, make sure it doesn't leak out unless you don't mind the debris in the tank, the fish don't mind. Run this in your filter, keep an eye on the pH, you really don't want to drop more than 0.2 in a 24 hour period.

 

[love4aquatic]

Get a bale of the cheapest peat moss you can find. You don't want the more expensive kind, it often contains fertilizers. Put some in an old sock, make sure it doesn't leak out unless you don't mind the debris in the tank, the fish don't mind. Run this in your filter, keep an eye on the pH, you really don't want to drop more than 0.2 in a 24 hour period.

that is interesting!! never knew that!! so the bettas will be fine?

 

[Tolak]

Never done it with bettas, but have done it with numerous cichlids, many considerably more sensitive than a betta. Almond leaves have similar properties, and are a staple consumable for many betta breeders.

 

[bronzecat]

If you try IAL (Indian almond leaves) you need to refresh them every couple of weeks as they will go mouldy

 

[love4aquatic]

If you try IAL (Indian almond leaves) you need to refresh them every couple of weeks as they will go mouldy

ok thnks!!