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Thread: GLP vs. The Water Company... part deux...

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    Default GLP vs. The Water Company... part deux...

    Well, things here in NW AR have been running along pretty swimmingly. All my finkids are healthy and happy, and nary a sign of any problems. That is, up until last week.

    I changed the water as usual, and since it was scheduled, I cleaned one of my canisters. Filled the tank, and immediately, the flat fish began to act as if they were being burned. They skittered around, bumped into things, and generally acted strangely.

    Well, I got the tank tester out, and guess what? The tank's pH was extremely high. So, I tested the tap, and you guessed it, the pH was almost 8.

    Well, long story short, I got hold of my water guru at the municipal water company and he told me that with the lake turning over a second time this season (product of warmer than usual days and cooler than usual nights) they had to up a certian chemical, which in turn raises the pH. Again, there was no notice to the public.

    In any case, until the pH lowers a bit, I am doing smaller water changes more often rather than larger changes less often. It seems to make things go easier, and with the plant detritus in the tank, the pH is staying relatively stable at about 7.2... The kids are ok, but still getting used to the change. No major injuries from the bumping and crashing, and the only fatality was one lonely cardinal who may or may not have been extremely elderly.

    Moral of the story: Even when things are going well, check your tap water before changing the water. You never know when somebody will decide to make things "interesting" for you.

    Cheers from the Old Lady!

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    Default Re: GLP vs. The Water Company... part deux...

    Seems odd that they would act like that with higher ph. Usually they just get pissy when you drop ph
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    Default Re: GLP vs. The Water Company... part deux...

    I age my water so it stabilizes the PH but I'm constantly checking that as well. Glad all turned out okay.

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    Default Re: GLP vs. The Water Company... part deux...

    I don't think it's the higher pH that bothered them. I think it was the quick change. Up until last week, my pH was steady at around 6. It went from 6 to 7+ in a water change, so I figure that's why they were upset.

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    Default Re: GLP vs. The Water Company... part deux...

    I'm with Brandon, eventhough the pH was measurably much higher I suspect the water contained something you didn't/couldn't test for that actually made the fish react the way they did. I'm glad everything worked out, and the smaller WCs for a while are pretty a good idea.
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