I got the opposite problem. My tap water is 8.8 and could be higher, thats just as high as my kit tests to. Ive got a spring by my house that tests a 6.0. Im gonna get some buckets tomorrow and mix em up, to see if i can get a neutral reading. PS. Love your vids man. Youre channel is one my favorites on fish keeping.
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it! Good luck with the spring water. Hope it works out well for you. Appreciate your request support and nice comments!
You shouldn’t add crushed coral all at once in any kind of tank. Raising the ph will affect the fish more then keeping the ph stable. If you plan to raise ph you need to do it as gradually as possible or else you will stress your fish way more and may even kill your fish.
Can I use it for my 120-gallon freshwater tank with angelfish, discus, Glow tetra, Gourami, etc. I have two Eheim pumps. Can I just add some in a mesh bag and put it on top of one of my filters? Thank you!
Hi i have my ph where i want it by using baking soda but question is when doing a water change on my 180liter tank i normally take out 5 gallons eg cold water goldfish tank so do i just add 1 tea spoon of soda at each water change to keep things right
I collected pretty much 1 cup of actual coral pieces from a beach that were washed away. Do you think I can use it (after thorough washing) in my 10G freshwater tank to increase the pH level?
Hi, I have a koi fry tank that has yellow PH and I can't raise it. It also has an odor. It's a bare glass bottom, with plants and a lime rock. How long can fry live in that PH and do I know it won't drop further? How much Coral would you put in, and all at once for the fry? Tank is 40 gal. breeder. Thanks
Hi Gayle, typically I would start with 1 pound per 10 gallons so you will fine with 4 pounds. Usually they sell in 5 pound bags. You can add it to your filter slowly as well if you don't want to add it to the bottom of your tank, but i think it would look nice along with your limestone. I would think the limestone raises your ph but it's interesting that it doesn't. i would test your tap water and see what the ph is. If it's high then do a water change as well. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for watching!
Yes it will help. But I would also check your regular tap water. Normally bettas aren't that picky and depending on where you live your tap water might be just fine with some dechlorinator.
Hi. I have a planted aquarium living together with my guppy. Should i also try to increase the ph since i also have a nerite and its shell is corroding
I would not directly focus on pH but would add calcium. Either Crushed Coral, Equilibrium which will also keep your ph up. Also consider some Tums. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Tzgx9qAqDnE.html . Also snails love cuttlebone and it also adds calcium. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R14Y_DsmL3c.html Hope this helps.
Hey! I have that issue of having Low PH around 6 maybe lower... its hardly yellow. How much crushed coral should I add to a 55 gallon to get my PH to around 7.5? And should I add this slow over time so I dont shock the fish??
Hi Tanner. You can go about it a couple of ways. You can put some in your filter. I would start with a 2 cups or so in one of your slots in a canister or power filter. Or you could add directly to your gravel. Probably a pound per 10 gallons. So you could mix a 5pound bag to your gravel. Make sure you wash it real good. If it were me, I’d just do it all at once and get it over with. It will be cloudy for awhile.
@@TropicalFishGuy Thanks! I am gonna pick up a few bags.. My PH is yellow like yours so I was thinking of going this route. I will for sure put some in my HOB filters in some mesh baggies as well. I didnt realise I had such low PH since I was using test strips before.
Hi David, Wow you've got a good eye. Yes, I supercharge my filter with biological media. In that video I did ceramic rings. I also cram a lot of sponge filter in my powerfilters as well.
Tropical Fish Guy Beautiful tank by the way! I was planning on adding the ceramic rings to my tank however, I’m wondering if I could add it to the filter that came with the kit.
David Nguyen sure you can. Putting the rings in your filter is the best way since you will get water flow and good bacteria build up. Take advantage of that empty space in your filter and put it to good use!
David Nguyen Carbon does a different job. It’s for chemical filtration. There should be biological filtration as well. I use the sponge and ceramic rings for that. Thanks for watching!
Hi Philly. pH Anywhere around 7 will be just fine. A little below or above won't hurt anything as long as it's consistent and not a lot of fluctuation. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hi Miquel! That's a cherry barb. I would not recommend them to live with Bettas. He is just a straggler that I removed shorty after this video. Yes, baking soda is fine as long as you don't over do it. Coral is just another way to have a stabilized pH level.
Tropical Fish Guy Okay, thank you very much, I’ll have to try this when I get the chance. My female betta has been very affected by the low PH and I want to make sure she’s okay
Sativa Knight93 Okay! That helps a lot too, I didn’t know they needed low PH for some reason I thought I remembered hearing they needed high or medium PH so that the water isn’t acidic
@@miquelmontgomery2542 anything over 7.5 tends to give excess slime coat ..most are fine at 7 to 7 . 3 though but most people i know tend to keep em blackwater the show ones anyway... i keep mine aroundd 7 to keep plants healthy an the betta near me are kept in that ph
