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Date Posted: 10:56:32 06/11/01 Mon
Author: nobody
Subject: Re: PH won't stay where it's supposed to.
In reply to: Dorothy 's message, "PH won't stay where it's supposed to." on 14:51:05 05/04/01 Fri

Is this a salt water tank or fresh? If it's salt, there are pH additives that buffer the pH. Used in combination with distilled water (no tap water alone ain't good enough in most places) you can keep the pH relatively steady.

>I live in a hard water area and am having all kinds of
>trouble keeping the ph down in my 55 gallon community
>tank.Most of the time the ph ranges from 7.6 to 7.8
>but sometimes jumps to 8.0. Everyone I ask gives me
>different advice and so far none of it has worked. The
>tank has been in operation since January and is full
>of fish. The fish keep getting sick,as you can
>imagine, and some have died. I do have a water
>softening system but I bypass when I get water for the
>tank. I do regular cleaning and water changes so that
>is not the problem. Please help.

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  • Re: PH won't stay where it's supposed to. -- Leslie, 10:53:54 10/21/01 Sun
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