Acid?

[Frozen]

My discus are going to spawning.I will reseat them in to another aqaurium witch is 200 liters.What i must do to make wather acidic?What acid i should buy?

[jeep]

Don't use acid. Purchase a Reverse Osmosis water filter to lower the conductivity of your water.

Acid can produce deadly results if not used properly and is rarely need anyway...

[brewmaster15]

Hi,
What's your water parameters?


-al

[Frozen]

Hi,
What's your water parameters?


-al

Osmos water, ph 5,5, 120 liters. gH 5, kH 5. Can i add watery peat?

[brewmaster15]

With a pH of 5.5 already, I'd leave it just where it is , give the pair a private tank and see what kind of hatch rates you get.. Filtering thru peat would help lower the hardness as well... just be careful to monitor the pH...

hth,
al

[Tropical Haven]

I am really confused if you water is in the 5's for PH, why are you trying to lower it more. If you go lower you will be in the danger zone of killing your fish because everything becomes very unstable below that.

[Frozen]

I am really confused if you water is in the 5's for PH, why are you trying to lower it more. If you go lower you will be in the danger zone of killing your fish because everything becomes very unstable below that.

Maybe i something don't understand becouse i first time do aqarium for fish spawning.I was told that i must do lower pH and acidic place for them.

[Tropical Haven]

Maybe i something don't understand becouse i first time do aqarium for fish spawning.I was told that i must do lower pH and acidic place for them.


For spawning you do want your water on the acid side but your water is already on the acid side so you don't need to mess with that part of it. As long as it is 6.5 and lower you should be fine with spawning.

[Frozen]

For spawning you do want your water on the acid side but your water is already on the acid side so you don't need to mess with that part of it. As long as it is 6.5 and lower you should be fine with spawning.

Okei.But if i won't acid water pH can grow up?

[Tropical Haven]

What is your PH in your tap water?

[Frozen]

What is your PH in your tap water?

7,5

[Graham]

Hi if your tap water is 7.5 and your aquarium water is 5.5....How are you lowering it?

Okei.But if i won't acid water pH can grow up?

Unless you have some type of buffer in your water like crushed coral or shells, then the pH cannot go higher. It's a slow, but continually dropping number

G

[Frozen]

Hi if your tap water is 7.5 and your aquarium water is 5.5....How are you lowering it?


You know, i acutualy don't know my parameters.My discus often are spawning in aquarium, but they eat all spawn.
That's why i decided to make other aquarium water nearer to natural by osmos.



sorry that aqauarium light is off.we have 11 PM now.