Raising Ph
- Thread starter kathyc
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tank a holic
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I fought this problem and fought this problem
Bang guy finally helped me out nd it worked ok
you need to check your calcium and alkalinity, once you get those in check it's much much easier to maintain proper ph
also, how much flow do you have in the tank, excess carbon dioxide will lower the ph, you need plenty of oxygen exchange to keep co2 levels down
to check if the co2 is causing it take a glass of water out of tank, test a sample, take the glass out side and let it sit for a half hour or so, stiring it once in a while, then retest it if ph went up, then co2 it part of the problem
hope this helps
whatever you do, dont just go adding a bunch of chemicals because until you get the right balance they won't help
Bang guy finally helped me out nd it worked ok
you need to check your calcium and alkalinity, once you get those in check it's much much easier to maintain proper ph
also, how much flow do you have in the tank, excess carbon dioxide will lower the ph, you need plenty of oxygen exchange to keep co2 levels down
to check if the co2 is causing it take a glass of water out of tank, test a sample, take the glass out side and let it sit for a half hour or so, stiring it once in a while, then retest it if ph went up, then co2 it part of the problem
hope this helps
whatever you do, dont just go adding a bunch of chemicals because until you get the right balance they won't help
