Jadenlea Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I have one tank at ph 6.0 and another tank seems to be at 6.4 . Same substrate , same products being used. RO water. The only real difference is the tank size and that one tank has a ton of moving water (HOB and air disk) I was wondering if all that extra oxygen is raising the PH? I just ordered some IAL and IA bark from Han hoping to get it lower. My carbons are doing great but the mischlings do not seem inspired to breed. Im thinking PH is a bit high for them. PH down is a no no correct? Alfrediacag, CharlesWex, h4n and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 More water circulation, less CO2. The lesser the CO2, the less carbonic acid is formed in the water. The bigger the tank, the more substrate you have. The more substrate, the more humic acid will be present in the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I don't see anything wrong with PH at 6.4 If anything playing around too much with it can lead to more headaches. Jadenlea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 ..... Shrimp Daddy... is that a yes? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 ..... Shrimp Daddy... is that a yes? LOL Good circulation will increase the pH by a tad. Maybe 0.1 to 0.3. However if you have more substrate, it can cause your pH to crash down pretty badly. Just like Greenteam mentioned, why you want the pH to go lower? In terms of chemical properties, pH 6.2 to 6.6 is the best. Bringing the pH to 6.0 and below will harm your shrimp more than helping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Really ??? It seems most people keep their TBs and mischlings at 6 and below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Really ??? It seems most people keep their TBs and mischlings at 6 and below There seems to be lots of information out there that reccomends TB's be kept at 6 or below. I have hard the reasoning behind this is low pH increases survival rate of shrimplets by making the water hostile to harmful pests or bacteria. In reality I think the majority of people keep their TB's between 6-6.5, I keep my tanks at about 6.2-6.4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roborep1 Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 6.5 here Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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