Changing Ph
I would check my nitrate level. Whats your nitrate level before and after a water change. In a small aquarium thats over stocked a small weekly water change may not be suffcient. Its my understanding that the nitrate level can effect the ph level and its my guess (I could be wrong, but have a feeling) that your going to find that your nitrate level is going to be higher in the tank with the low ph. If so this is an indication that you need to clean more and change more water. Also some decorations IE wood can lower ph. If you can test for a nitrate level on this tank please let me know I would be curious. Under 40ppm is good. > > Lenny, I have a question about cleaning hte filter. > > So far I’ve been rinsing out the filter each week in the water I took out of > the aquarium. I’ve been removing a buildup of yellow gook on the back of > hte filter. Am I supposed to remove this guck or leave it there because it > contains good bacteria? > > Yours, > Dora Smith > Austin, TX > tiggernut24@… > —– Original Message —– > From: “Lenny V. aka GoldLenny” > To: > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 11:44 AM > Subject: RE: [AquaticLife] Changing Ph > > > A general fact about aquariums is that the pH will always go down over time > unless there are buffers added to the water. You may need to increase the > PWC schedule on that tank. > > Decaying detritus in the gravel puts out carbonic acid among other things > and the bacteria eating the detritus also use up many of the trace minerals > and elements in the water and put out CO2. You should make sure and vacuum > the gravel to remove most of the decaying detritus which will slow down the > lowering of the pH. > > Also, regular filter maintenance will remove the decaying detritus from the > filter system which is also using up a lot of the trace elements and > minerals in the water and putting out more CO2 and carbonic acid. I have a > long article on my blog about “Filter Maintenance and Cleaning”. > > Also, your fish, as they grow, also put out a lot more waste and CO2 from > breathing and use up a lot more of the trace elements and minerals in the > water. The CO2 from the fish will also lower the pH. > > This is why it’s so important to do regular testing on a tank and do more > PWC’s (partial water changes) on a tank that needs it. Each tank’s ecology > is different and what works for one tank might not work for another tank. > > You mention Angelfish and Catfish. The Angelfish definitely get much too > large for 10G or 20G tanks. A single Angelfish needs at least a 35G tank. > The Catfish, depending on which species, usually get much too large for a > 10G or 20G tank also. > > Having undersized tanks will not only cause you water quality issues but it > will also cause stunting to the fish which will lower their immune systems > and shorten their lifespans. > > If you go to my blog, I have a long article on “Hailey’s 10 Gallon Tank > Stocking Suggestions” which will give you a better idea of what kind of fish > you could keep in a 10G tank that will not cause problems. > > Lenny Vasbinder > Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny.blogspot.com > (Links to articles referenced above listed on the right side under Archives > - Year, Month and under Labels) > > > —–Original Message—– > From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of hamrad45 > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:46 AM > To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AquaticLife] Changing Ph > > I have three tanks, 2 ten gallons and 1 20 gallon. A few months ago I > switched from using bottled water to tap water for water changes. All thanks > have had a ph of 7.6 since the start (over a year ago). I have noticed over > the past few weeks one of the tanks ph has changed and is now 6.0. Note that > the tap water ph is 7.6 and I add water conditioner to it before putting in > the tank as it has a high chlorine content. > > Any idea what could have caused this change? > > Should I do something to get it back to 7.6? > > Also, all tanks have about the same fish types (angel, platy, cat fish). The > tank with the lower ph has two snails but they have been in there for some > time and the 20 gallon tank has one snail too. > > Thanks for your time, > > Tom > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1470 - Release Date: 5/28/2008 > 7:20 AM > > > ———————————— > > Please, DELETE this line and EVERYTHING below it when replying, Thank You. > ·´¯`·.¸¸.>.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸> ¸.·´¯`·.¸. , .·´¯`·..> > PLEASE, when you REPLY to a post, DELETE all TEXT that is NOT important to > the reply & if CHANGING the TOPIC of the original message MODIFY the SUBJECT > LINE -> i.e. “new subject (was re: old subject)” We Thank You in Advance for Your HELP in this matter.Yahoo! Groups Links >
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