I have a 220 gallon tank that is heavily decorated with driftwood. While i have boiled the driftwood for many hours (16 - 20), I am still finding that the wood lowers my PH significantly.
My water comes out of the tap at about 8.0, but withing 2 or 3 days my tank lowers to 6.0. I would like to add baking soda to raise the PH and stabilize it. Currently I change about 60% of the water every 2 weeks.
How much baking soda do I add? How often should I add it?
Your help is appreciated.
Tank Dwellers:
1 Green Severum
1 Keyhole Cichlid
1 Firemouth Cichlid
1 Convict Cichlid
1 Bala Shark
6 Clown Loaches
5 Giant Danios
4 Australian Rainbow Fish
1 Pleco
2 Corys
My water comes out of the tap at about 8.0, but withing 2 or 3 days my tank lowers to 6.0. I would like to add baking soda to raise the PH and stabilize it. Currently I change about 60% of the water every 2 weeks.
How much baking soda do I add? How often should I add it?
Your help is appreciated.
Tank Dwellers:
1 Green Severum
1 Keyhole Cichlid
1 Firemouth Cichlid
1 Convict Cichlid
1 Bala Shark
6 Clown Loaches
5 Giant Danios
4 Australian Rainbow Fish
1 Pleco
2 Corys