Will Baking Soda Higher Ph?

[TigerMan]

will baking soda higher the ph because i have a ph of 6.4/6.5 i needa ph of 7.0-7.5 so how much would i use??

 

[LYNDYLOO]

Hi Tigerman,

Yes, Baking Soda will adjust your PH to a higher level, use 1/2 teaspoon per 100ltrs (22 gallons approx), maybe check again in a couple of Hrs, then if needed readjust,but remember please adjust this slowly as you don't want your fishies to go into PH Shock.

Good Luck

Lynda

 

[reg2k2]

Is the pH of your tap the same?

If you choose b.soda, dissolve in a bit of water before adding. Also, once you find the desired level, any water added to the tank will need to be adjusted to that point. The soda is actually increasing the KH, which in turn will raise the pH, might want to test for KH as well.

>>remember please adjust this slowly
Usu. recommended no more than .2 per day


I filter over crushed coral to bring my pH to 7.0...just seems easier to me.

 

[love_fish]

I use some marine rocks (tufa Rocks) to help higher my pH. It works quite well too.

 

[tttnjfttt]

Exactly why do you want to increase your pH? In general, most fish are very adaptive and will survive/thrive in most pH levels. Here is an example for you. Most of my fish prefer a sligthly acidic pH (what you have), but the pH in my tank is 8.2. All my fish are fine, and have been kept in this for in some cases over a year (when i first began keeping fish). Honestly, your pH is ok for most fish, except maybe african cichlids.

 

[nmonks]

I agree. Bichirs prefer neutral to slightly acidic water conditions, so a pH of 6.5 should be fine, in fact it's probably ideal. There are species in the Rift Valley Lakes, but the Sengal bichir isn't one of them.

http/www.polypterus.info/keeping_polypterus.htm

Whatever else is harming your bichir, the pH isn't it. I'd suggest checking that you're feeding the right foods, have the temperature set right, and that any tank mates aren't harassing it. They like plenty of cover (plants are good) and hiding places. Are you using sand or gravel? Sand is best: these fish like to dig. What are you feeding it? While they may eat feeder guppies, they aren't especially skilled piscivores and really need a mixed diet including lots of invertebrates, particularly shrimps and worms.

Cheers,

Neale

Exactly why do you want to increase your pH? In general, most fish are very adaptive and will survive/thrive in most pH levels...

 

[rdd1952]

I agree with tttnjfttt that you most likely don't need to do anything with your pH. Adjusting it to a specific pH is probably the most difficult thing to do and will keep your pH in constant swing. My tap pH is about 7.2 but my tanks run about 6.4 to 6.6. I have tetras, corys, angels shrimp and siamese algae eaters and they are all fine with that. What fish do you have?

If you do decide to try to change the pH, I would suggest filtering over crushed coral as reg2k2 mentioned. That way your don't have to add baking soda every few days. I have used that menthod and it works fine. Be careful though as it doesn't take much to raise the pH.

 

[Opcn]

When you start to monkey with ph you have to keep monkeying with it, just keep that in mind.