Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:34 pm GMT   Reply      

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

Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:41 pm GMT   Reply      

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.

Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:57 pm GMT   Reply      

OK, thank you. The Wartley pH Booster corrects the pH. I'll have to get some tomorrow.

Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:12 pm GMT   Reply      

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.

Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:12 am GMT   Reply      

You can also read the thread just a couple notches up..driftwood and PH. lol

Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:11 am GMT   Reply      

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.