Ph adusters

[goldene]

As anyone tried using a ph adjuster and if they have how did they find it, as my ph is a bit on the low side for my goldfish and I am a bit warey of adding things to the tank but thought I should try to bring the ph which is roughly 6.3 - 6.4 up a bit. I have one fish already turn white and another half way, this I think being down to the low ph.

Thanks

 

[bribones]

have you thought about trying bottled water ? mineral water will often alter the ph of your tank,becouse of the high content of minerals ,you could try a few tests and see if one will give you the required levels then theres no need to add a chemical adjuster

 

[goldene]

Thanks The only problem is my tank is 454 litres so thats a lot of bottled water

 

[ryan]

Thanks The only problem is my tank is 454 litres so thats a lot of bottled water

You could install a RO unit normally used for getting softer water but you can use it the other way round. But you don't know how lucky you are living in a soft water area, that so many other fish love.

 

[bribones]

you don't know how lucky you are living in a soft water area

ill say ,i live in a hard water area and have to leave millions of buckets out to collect rain water to counter the problem