Argentum
04-01-2014, 11:05 AM
Hello everyone
I just got my API master test kit to replace the useless stripes.
My tap water is reading a pH of 8 and my aged/aquarium water is somewhere between 7.4 to 7.6
so this is a drop of .4 to .6 in pH but it is still above neutral pH. So is there any reason to age my water? would this drop affect my fish if I don't age?
The hardness changed from last week it was GH 4/ KH 2 and now it is GH2/KH2. I think for what i read this hardness is fine even for breeding.
What I do till now is mix cold/hot water out of the tap to match my tank temp and add it directly after adding the dose of prime to the tank. On some days i don't even have to add any hot water.
So the only concern here is the pH drop.
Another think i found confusing is that my RO unit did not droop my pH although it eliminated the swing and water comes out 7.4. When I expected it to be 6 or even 5.5, why do you think it doesn't drop?
I just got my API master test kit to replace the useless stripes.
My tap water is reading a pH of 8 and my aged/aquarium water is somewhere between 7.4 to 7.6
so this is a drop of .4 to .6 in pH but it is still above neutral pH. So is there any reason to age my water? would this drop affect my fish if I don't age?
The hardness changed from last week it was GH 4/ KH 2 and now it is GH2/KH2. I think for what i read this hardness is fine even for breeding.
What I do till now is mix cold/hot water out of the tap to match my tank temp and add it directly after adding the dose of prime to the tank. On some days i don't even have to add any hot water.
So the only concern here is the pH drop.
Another think i found confusing is that my RO unit did not droop my pH although it eliminated the swing and water comes out 7.4. When I expected it to be 6 or even 5.5, why do you think it doesn't drop?