Ph Is 5.0!!

[Mulisha]

Hey Everyone,

I have this problem with my tap water which is out water storage tanks the ph comes out of the tap at 5.0 and i was intending to buy some Discus this comming weekend and at the moment this isn't going to happen as I won't this tank to be perfect for them.
I know you can bi carb soda but I was thinking of something that I can leave in the tank to keep buffering my ph at good ph level.Can u add anything to a filter or something to give me ph around 6.5 - 7.0?
My water is very soft and the tank is 3ft long.

Any help would be great

Thanks alot

[Benny]

shellgrit is your friend,
Proteus used some coral bits and pieces in a weir on a tank of his... Its all the same tho, to bump up the carbonate hardness, by addind some sort of carbonate to the water. Being calcium carbonate, or sodium bicarbonate....

[Mulisha]

thanks alot

[Mulisha]

Ok went and brought 1kg bag of shell grit

How much shell grit should I put in my 3ft tank (160L) to get from a PH of 5.0 to a ph of 6.5?

And can u add to much or to less shell grit and would a stocking be ok for this?

Thanks heaps...

[pitchblack]

I use shell grit to keep the ph stable due to co2 injection. Put a couple of hand fulls in a stocking and place it in your filter not in the tank. All should go well

[Mulisha]

well i only have 2 big sponge filters so do u think it will be ok in the tank?

[Ben]

it will do the job Rick but you might need a little more than if it were bieng used in a cannister filter.
if possible try and get it hanging near the current of the sponge filter.

Ben

[electric molecular]

Hi Mulisha,

I recently had a prob with low Ph too. I went out and bought a bottle of Sera Ph plus. Found it works great.

Claire.

[Mulisha]

Thanks everyone for helping me out

Ben i added a aqua one powerhead to the tank make the slightest current. I turned the powerhead down so it's just a small current becuase the Discus don't like the current

Thanks again everyone