Hi. I did my first water change of aquarium, treated the water with filters off and did a water test. The nitrate was 0 safe, nitrite 0 safe, hardness 150 hard, alkalinity 120 ideal, and ph either 7.8 or 8.4 alkaline. I usually use Wardley's Bullseye pH 7.0 treatment, but do not have any of hand at the moment. Is there anything else you can do to correct the pH? Thank you.

Michele

Depending-on-the-fish-you-may-be-OK-with-the-alkalinity-you-have.......Yes,-there-are-buffers,-but......You-could-try-spring-water-for-a-portion-of-the-water-changes......Some-say-wood-for-aquariums-helps,-and-a-bag-of-peat-moss(though-I've-never-tried-this-and-don't-know-if-you-have-to-get-a-particular-kind-or-not)........Others-may-have-some-more-avaliable-solutions.

Good-deal.....I-need-to-do-some-research-on-pH-buffers....I've-used-them,-and-it-would-seem-that-correcting-the-pH-with-them-would-be-the-way-to-go,-but-I-don't-know-for-sure-how-good-they-are-and-if-they-really-make-the-water-better-for-the-fish.

I had some driftwood in there. The pH corrected. I did the test before allowing enough time for the water conditioner to treat the water thoroughly.