Allicat Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Well, I have not been able to get an ideal pH going in my tanks. I have fluval strathum with RO/DI water and the pH is about 6.6-6.7. Both if those have driftwood and IAL. My other 2 tanks have the amazonia soil that just arrived and the pH is 5.3-5.4. I am wanting to keep TB's in an ideal set up for breeding and from what I have seen many keep them around 6.2-6.4 and I seem unable to get in that range [emoji30]. Any ideas. All tanks are KH 0 GH 3-4 and TDS around 120 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk SurraGync, CharlesWex and Timothylem 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 fluval stratum has been known to be very inconsistent... some people get low, some people get high. doesnt last long, lasts very long. ive seen people post stuff all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Maybe try adding some Borneo Wild Humic they do tend to stabilize pH and hold it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 baking soda will raise ph. You'll have to keep adding every 2-3 wks though. On the plus side, it's cheap and you don't have to tear your tank down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpscales Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 My Taiwan bees do really well at ph 5.4. High5's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allicat Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Thanks for the input [emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Are you trying to raise your ada Ph? Ill tell you up front youll end up killing more shrimp by messing with PH. The ADA ph is perfect thats what I use. Even the 6ph is fine for them. Easier to let it go than to adjust it manually. Allicat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 All my tanks sit at or below 6.0, some people report really good breeding in the mid to high 5's. What is the PH of your r/o going in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allicat Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 The pH of the RO going in is 6.8 to 7 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 5.4 to 6.5 and anything in between your tibee will do well. Let the soil do it's job. ctaylor3737 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 5.4 to 6.5 and anything in between your tibee will do well. Let the soil do it's job.Def true, seen so many people kill shrimp, fish, and others from chemically altering the PH. Generally the animals will adapt to the change if it happens naturally. Other than ADA soil there is no other natural way to lower the ph with no significant risk to the livestock from the dramatic change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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