Ryanjuds Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 I set up my tank about 3 weeks ago and I'm waiting for the parameters to stabilize so I can hopefully add some blue dreams but for some reason the pH has stayed at a 8.6-8.8 and I can't figure out how to get this down any suggestions?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Do you know what the KH of the water is? What are you using as your water source, tap or remineralized RODI water? If I had to guess I would say your KH is high, causing the pH to rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackhead Johny Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Got any cool Japanese rocks (seiryu stones and such) or limestone in your tank? What is your tap PH? I assume you are using tap and not RO/Distilled. Is your substrate something like crushed limestone? Any buffers like drift wood? While there are products like PH Down that will give you a short term solution I believe the advice here is to set your tank up to naturally run a lower PH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanjuds Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 My ph from tap is 8.4 which actually makes sense for the issue. I have inert substrate and a thing of driftwood in the tank with only a few "mineral rocks" in the tank aswell. Any suggestions on how to lower this other than buying an R.O. unit? And if that's my only hope any suggestions on an affordable descent one to get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dao Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 RO filter is the best way to go. All units which are used for aquaristic purposes are pretty cheap. You need a unit with a polypropylene filter + carbon filter + membrane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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