compchick813
06-05-2012, 11:34 PM
Hi, so I plan on setting up my 125 with discus in a few months, and I aged some water (with aeration) to test how the pH changed since I hadn't done that before. Out of the tap, our water is pH 7.5/7.6, GH 10, KH 8. These were the results:
1 hour: 7.4
2 hours: 7.2
3 hours: 7.0
4 hours: 7.0/6.8
5 hours: 7.0/6.8
6 hours: 7.0/6.8
15 hours: 7.5
24 hours: 7.5
30 hours: 7.5
39 hours: 7.5
It seems odd to me that the pH dropped and went back up. What would cause that? Or is what should happen? I thought it would be more likely to go up and stay there. Any insight would be appreciated, thanks!
1 hour: 7.4
2 hours: 7.2
3 hours: 7.0
4 hours: 7.0/6.8
5 hours: 7.0/6.8
6 hours: 7.0/6.8
15 hours: 7.5
24 hours: 7.5
30 hours: 7.5
39 hours: 7.5
It seems odd to me that the pH dropped and went back up. What would cause that? Or is what should happen? I thought it would be more likely to go up and stay there. Any insight would be appreciated, thanks!