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Is there such thing as too high with cichlids? My ph goes up very fast after i change the water.it's about 7.8 after the water change and within a few days it's almost 9.
Is your Ph going up very fast? What do you have rock/gravel wise in the tank? Some concrete/cinder blocks have lye (sp?) in them which is very alkaline. Remember the scene in Fight Club where he get's a chemical burn, that was from lye. It has a very high pH and that wold be too high for cichlids.jdgambler111 said:does anyone know why it goes up so fast?
I wouldn't think it would be very good for the fish, after all the preaching about stable ph being so important.does that ph swing affect your fish?? from 7.8 to 9
So the tank water stays at 9 until you do a partial water change, it drops and then rises?the water i'm adding is about 7.3 the ph of the tank after the change is around 7.8 then it gradually goes up to around 9 within a couple days.
That's exactly right, alicem. :thumb: There's a direct relationship between CO2 and pH.alicem said:If I understand it correctly, it is something called "off gassing" which happens when carbon dioxide leaves the water.
I don't know if the activated carbon or nitrate lowering additive have an affect on pH. Hopefully prov356 or someone else has that info. :thumb:jdgambler111 said:I clean my filters every two weeks and change them every other time (instead of cleaning them.)I have a penguin 350 and also a 2nd nature whisper not sure on model.It has two bags though.I use activated carbon and a nitrate lowering additive.
"Hey" to you too alicemalicem said:BTW, shout out "Hey!" to Tim
Your maintenance sounds good. I know the carbon doesn't affect pH and I doubt the other chemical does either, but I'd have to know specifically what it was.jdgambler111 said:I clean my filters every two weeks and change them every other time (instead of cleaning them.)I have a penguin 350 and also a 2nd nature whisper not sure on model.It has two bags though.I use activated carbon and a nitrate lowering additive.