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low ph question

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Hi guys,
Been a while since i last posted. Lately, I've been getting extremely soft water from my tap. kh around 2, not measured gh. With presurized co2 my ph tends to drop to 5.90 by afternoon. Will this be a cause of concern for some of my inhabitants, mainly RCS?. If so should i make any attempt to increase it. drop checker is slighlty towards dark green
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WOW thats ultra soft water :), I dont think you need to worry for RCS.
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You can use baking soda to raise pH.
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add some crushed coral to increase pH
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bobvin wrote:add some crushed coral to increase pH

:1 a buffer is always better than a quick fix solution.
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ok will use crushed coral...thanks guys
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syed.ali wrote:WOW thats ultra soft water :), I dont think you need to worry for RCS.
yea last month, kh was around 4. now its dropped to 2..:?
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