Water questions (water parameters included)

[adammak47]

Planning to have a discus tank with 6 discus about 3.5"-4". Tank size is 58 gallon with Fluval 405 and (2) ATI Hydro V filters. Planning to do 30% WC daily.
Below is my water parameters so my question are

(Q1)Why my aged water has higher PH than my tank water if I don't have any driftwood or peat in my tank?
(Q2)Should I age my water before each WC? (0.5 PH different)
(Q3)Should I add water conditioner before I add the AGED water into the fish tank?
(Q3)Is PH 8.0 too high to breed discus?

Curreny Tank
PH: 7.9 - 8.0
GH: 5 - 6 dkh
KH: 5 - 6 dkh

Tap Water
PH: 7.4
GH: 5 - 6 dkh
KH:6 dkh

Aged Water
PH: 8.0-8.2
GH: 5 - 6 dkh
KH: 6 - 7 dkh

Thank you in advance.

[ericatdallas]

Why are you asking this twice?

[Sean Buehrle]

Im wondering why you posted this twice.
Discus do well in just about any water as long as its clean and stable.

Your water is fine. Age it 24 hours and use prime or safe as directed. You want the ph change to happen in your water barrel not your tank so age it first.

Dont forget to use your prime or safe and everything will go well.


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[stanrocks]

i always age my water with buffer and do 30% every other day