Ph

[deliverance]

i am going to start up a 55 gallon tank with yellow labs and i read that the ph should be 7.8-8.6 and was wondering what can i do to increase this from what comes from the sink? i have seen ph increasers and one malawi/victoria buffer which keeps the ph between 7.8-8.2. any suggestions to help bring my ph up?

 

[adambrum]

have a look at the post "tap water" there is a bit about ph levels there

 

[Soaup]

The coral is a good idea for a substrate it keeps it higher.. Also some limestone or coral rocks will work just as well.. Without these its hard because the chemicals dont keep the ph up for ever its just a pain.. Well first of all what is the ph from your tap to begin with? Anything above 7 is good but not ideal.

 

[BabySealClubber]

Just dose baking soda until you have the alkalinity you want. Baking soda will not raise pH beyond ~8.4.

 

[voycey]

put loads of rocks and bogwood in

 

[SamUK]

bogwood?


dont do that!!

bogwood buffers the PH.


ive used limestone and crushed coral for my substrate.


infact, to the poster above me. thats some really crappy advice. rocks is a pretty broad term!

 

[deliverance]

i have some pool filter sand right now should i mix it with crushed coral?

 

[freddyk]

There seems to be some questions about water parameters lately, so here's some reading for some

http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/water_chemistry.php
http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/gh_kh_ph.php
http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/buffer_recipe.php

 

[deliverance]

There seems to be some questions about water parameters lately, so here's some reading for some

http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/water_chemistry.php
http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/gh_kh_ph.php
http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/buffer_recipe.php

thanks for the links alot of info