BDAST Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 I have a 20 gallon aquarium that has housed shrimp in the past, I wanted to get OEBT and am aiming for a PH of around 7.0, However my tap water is hard with a PH of 8.0 and even after running it through My RO it still has a Ph of 8. I use Ph neutral regulator by seachem to bring it down to 7.6 I wanted to know if any one knew how to safely lower it further and maintain that pH when doing water changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthesushiguy Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Hey! My tap water is 8.8.... I was told not to use a lot of the ph regulators because they add a lot of other things into the tank. I temporarily lowered it ALOT with almond leaves. The tannin lowered the ph. but this is TEMPORARY T_T I had to switch to soil that lowered my ph to 7.2 I heard you can use a filter that is stocked with peat to lower ph, but then again that itself is not the best option available D: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordy Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 That's weird. Do you want to test some other soil? Maybe get alittle bit of other soil and test it in a container to see how low it can buffer before using it? As the soils i've used pulled my pH down too much opposed to your problem; mine i had to think of ways to bring up the pH instead. Both brought my pH to 5 - 5.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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