You don't need to lower your ph. Discus will get accustomed to your water and it won't effect them. 7.6 is actually around what a lot of us have our ph at.
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I just switched from saltwater to a freshwater setup and my water is from a well here in PA and it is very hard and the ph is 7.6 from the tap, I was told from my lfs that I should use peat to lower the ph and soften the water, so my question is there a pellet form of peat and can I use it in my phosphate reactor that I have from my saltwater set up?
You don't need to lower your ph. Discus will get accustomed to your water and it won't effect them. 7.6 is actually around what a lot of us have our ph at.
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Caleb
I wouldn't go altering the Ph or messing with the water too much unless you trying to breed. Those peat bricks aren't any good as they have a bonding agent in them so I wouldn't risk it. If you want peat you need to get natral organic peat which is only peat.
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there are several brands of peat pellets available at most pet stores, but as said you probably don't want to mess around with the water too much unless you have a specific need or reason. Just focus on clean consistent water conditions and you'll be much better off.
Len
Ok great!!! Thank you for the welcome! If I may also ask, can I use a power head with discus? The water to me looks very still and I am not realy accustom to that. I have 75 gal tank with a 30 gal wet dry.
http://www.nuvoh2o.com/?utm_source=b...uvoH2O%20Brand
not sure if this will work but I saw it on TV
thank you everyone I appreciate the help