Hi

[Clint Kirby]

Hello all, Im new to this forum and new to fishkeeping (even though i have been angling for over 30 yrs ) i have just set-up my first tank a Juwel Vision 180, i have also plumbed for the Dennerle co2 system-500, i have planted the tank with a few different types of plants ( that have already started to bubble ), i have run the tests as it stated in my "bible" and everything apart from the ph is spot on after 2 days, the ph reading is approx 8, the question im trying to ask (in a very long boring, snoreeeeeeeee way) is this anything to worry about? will it come down? if so how long does this take?
Thanks in advance,
Clint
p.s When i introduced my plants i seem to have inherited a shrimp of somekind! he is very happy swimming around but what does it eat ? will it do any harm ?
also how many fish do you think i can safely put into my new tank?
i,ll shut up now and await your kind answers
opps wrong place to post

 

[rosierabbit]

i dont have a clue (i've never really tested for ph, but dont worry about me )

just thought i'd you

 

[Nik]

Ph at 8 is not a real issue at this time.

Keep an eye to assess the level and if it keeps climbing add some peat bags into the filter to reduce it.

Never kept shrimp so somebody else will have to help you out there.

Don't add fish for at least 3 - 4 weeks.

Numbers of fish depend on their size. What type of fish you were thinking of keeping??

 

[thebulk]

Dont know about the shrimp, the Ph is not really a big deal, it should sort it self out, if not there are alot of things on the market to help reduce it!

Goodluck with it! B)

 

[Alien Anna]

I would leave pH well alone as you can really easily mess up and kill all your fish. Particularly avoid pH products - expensive fish killers IMHO.

I'm sure I mentioned this before, but are you OK on cycling your tank? Follow the link in my sig if you haven't already.