Ph question
#1 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 18 January 2007 - 08:46 PM
#2 Guest_chad55_*
Posted 18 January 2007 - 08:50 PM
Chad
#3 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 18 January 2007 - 08:52 PM
The tanks vary, but the tanks with no substrate are filtered with sponges.Are all of your tanks on home made filtration systems or are they all store bought? Could be the type of material that you use for the filter systems.
Chad
#4 Guest_chad55_*
Posted 18 January 2007 - 09:28 PM
Chad
#5 Guest_hmt321_*
Posted 18 January 2007 - 10:03 PM
could it be gassing something out?
what are u using for substrait?
#6 Guest_chad55_*
Posted 18 January 2007 - 10:42 PM
Chad
#7 Guest_hmt321_*
Posted 19 January 2007 - 07:46 AM
I would still check the tap water aged 24 hours
#8 Guest_edbihary_*
Posted 19 January 2007 - 12:39 PM
I think he's on the right track here. I think treated water, as it ages, reverts to its "natural" state, unless it has a buffer to keep it altered. I have noticed this with my Tanganyikans. They require a high pH, over 8.0. If I put pH buffer in to raise the pH, the pH will gradually drop over the course of a week or two and revert to the natural pH of my tap water (roughly neutral). Since I put aragonite sand substrate in that tank, the pH has been maintained at roughly 8.2, due to the buffering capacity of the aragonite. I think whatever they are adding to treat your tap water is lowering the pH, and it is losing its effect and seeking the natural state of your local water.could it be gassing something out?
Since you are not having trouble with your fish, I would just consider this an item of curiosity, and not lose any sleep over it. On the other hand, does anybody know of any substrate that can buffer the pH to nearly neutral?
#9 Guest_smbass_*
Posted 19 January 2007 - 01:11 PM
#10 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 19 January 2007 - 01:46 PM
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