G george4 Fish Fanatic Joined Sep 18, 2007 Messages 170 Reaction score 0 Jun 10, 2008 #1 My ph is now 6.4 in both my tanks yet water is very hard is his something to worry about as im sure ph was never this low before. what coud be causing it? thank you
My ph is now 6.4 in both my tanks yet water is very hard is his something to worry about as im sure ph was never this low before. what coud be causing it? thank you
celaeno Arkangel Joined Apr 5, 2006 Messages 1,217 Reaction score 0 Location NY, USA Jun 10, 2008 #2 too much CO2, low KH (buffering capacity), presence of stuff that lowers pH (such as driftwood), infrequent water changes.
too much CO2, low KH (buffering capacity), presence of stuff that lowers pH (such as driftwood), infrequent water changes.
OP OP G george4 Fish Fanatic Joined Sep 18, 2007 Messages 170 Reaction score 0 Jun 10, 2008 #3 thats what is puzzeling me as i do frequent water changes and have 50kg of ocean rock in there which sould give higer ph. so that must mean its co2???
thats what is puzzeling me as i do frequent water changes and have 50kg of ocean rock in there which sould give higer ph. so that must mean its co2???
