katienewbettakeeper
Fish Fanatic
So, Iāve noticed that my ph in my tanks is rising. My tap water is 7.5, and I do weekly 20 percent water changes. Itās not my substrate (fluval stratum, fluorite red, Caribsea sand, and aqua natural gold pearl gravel) the only hard scape I use is driftwood. All my tanks are over 6 months old, I do deep cleanings every 2 months of my filters (shake out sponges in tank water). I have a lot of plants. My lights are left on for 8-12hrs every day. I use Seachem prime conditioner. My 5.5 gal shrimp tank is stocked with shrimp, probably about 40 Iām not sure. My ten gallon has a betta, two nerites, and seven cherry shrimp.
For both tanks, parameters are
0 ammonia
0nitrite
0-3ppm nitrate
Ph for both tanks are 8.0-8.5ā¦ I did a 20% water change on the 8.0 one just a few days ago
I fertilize the tanks weekly with nilocg thrive.
If u need anymore info lemme know
Does anyone know wth is going on?? The fish and inverts donāt seem bothered at all, but I know bettas and cherry shrimp prefer a lower ph than what it is. I canāt think of why this happens when ph is supposed to go down over timeā¦
For both tanks, parameters are
0 ammonia
0nitrite
0-3ppm nitrate
Ph for both tanks are 8.0-8.5ā¦ I did a 20% water change on the 8.0 one just a few days ago
I fertilize the tanks weekly with nilocg thrive.
If u need anymore info lemme know
Does anyone know wth is going on?? The fish and inverts donāt seem bothered at all, but I know bettas and cherry shrimp prefer a lower ph than what it is. I canāt think of why this happens when ph is supposed to go down over timeā¦