pH change units and ridiculous pH ranges?
Ok everyone,
Here’s the results of my water testing with a high-range pH kit. It’s giving me a headache.
Water Source pH Alkalinity Range ================================================ Tank Water 7.6 0 - 1.6
Tap, softened 7.4 2.9 - 3.6
R.O. Water 6.8 1.7 - 2.8
Softened Tap Water after standing for 24 hours 8.0 2.9 - 3.6
If anyone can clue me in on what I can do about this without investing in the handy 55 gallon size of pH Down, I would appreciate it. As you can see from the results, in spite of my efforts in trying to bring the pH down in the tank, it has actually gone up in the two weeks since my last cleaning. I make up losses with RO water, which may explain some of that. I lose 2-3 gallons a week.
Maybe I should just go to African Cichlids, except I don’t know what I’d do with my current fish. (I keep a general freshwater community tank with Gouramis, Glass Cats, a Ghost Knife, a couple Clown Loaches, etc. Nothing all that exotic.)
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