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low ph question

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:00 pm
by aquascapist
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

Re: low ph question

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:50 pm
by syed.ali
WOW thats ultra soft water :), I dont think you need to worry for RCS.

Re: low ph question

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:22 pm
by SCORPIO
You can use baking soda to raise pH.

Re: low ph question

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 7:58 am
by bobvin
add some crushed coral to increase pH

Re: low ph question

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:46 am
by VishaalDalal
bobvin wrote:add some crushed coral to increase pH

:1 a buffer is always better than a quick fix solution.

Re: low ph question

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 4:00 pm
by aquascapist
ok will use crushed coral...thanks guys

Re: low ph question

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 4:06 pm
by aquascapist
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..:?