Re:Tetra’s Monthly Aquarium Maintenance advice???
Okay, had to check back on her comments to reference them. It appears as though she has said that her tap water is pH 9.0 (but that her test kit only goes up to pH 8.8+). In two posts she did state that her pH comes down to 7.9 — one post (#27755 - 8:42PM 5/10/08) states that the pH drops to between pH 7.4 and pH 7.6 after a while due to nitrite build-up. The other post (#27775) also reports of pH 9.0 tap water and that 2/3 of a gallon of distilled water is mixed with tap water to fill a three gallon bucket, another account states of adding 1/2 gallon distilled water to 3 gallons of tap water with a esult of pH 7.6. Why then also is a pH reading of 7.9 stated for this account as well is beyond me. Ray
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