Can someone help me out please? The problem i have is that my water was very clear the other day and when i tested my PH it was like 6.2 so the guy at the fish store told me i had to get it to 7.0 and to add this powder like stuff called PH increaser. I have been adding it a little at a time for the last couple days and now my PH is at 7.0 but i now have a different problem my water is very cloudy and it seems like my light colored gravel in the tank has like a dark kinda covering like their dirty almost look to it now. What can i do to get my water clear again and my gravel back to normal? Should i just wait it out or is there anything i can do? Thanks in advance.
PH Increaser Problem!
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How long has the tank been set up?
What are the readings for ammonia nitrITe and nitrAte. What fish do you have in there?
It sure sounds like algae thats covering the rocks and making the water go cloudy, or a bacterial bloom both of which are harmless but a bit unsightly but that can be remedied. What colour is the cloudyness is it whitish or does it have a green tinge?
A pH of 6.2 is slightly acidic which is in fact the pH which most fish prefer, again if you list your fish we can say for sure. It sounds like the guy at the fish store was just trying to make more money by selling you the pH increaser though! After a few water changes your tank will once again revert back to being 6.2 and adding chemicals is never a good idea, anyway get back to us on your readings and contents in the tank.
What are the readings for ammonia nitrITe and nitrAte. What fish do you have in there?
It sure sounds like algae thats covering the rocks and making the water go cloudy, or a bacterial bloom both of which are harmless but a bit unsightly but that can be remedied. What colour is the cloudyness is it whitish or does it have a green tinge?
A pH of 6.2 is slightly acidic which is in fact the pH which most fish prefer, again if you list your fish we can say for sure. It sounds like the guy at the fish store was just trying to make more money by selling you the pH increaser though! After a few water changes your tank will once again revert back to being 6.2 and adding chemicals is never a good idea, anyway get back to us on your readings and contents in the tank.
Thanks for the reply. My readings for nitrate etc. the guy at the store checked also he said those were all set but he said the PH was what i needed to raise. My tank is a 125 gallon with 2 eheim filters on each end. The fish in the tank are a few blue and black neons,few lemon tetras,zebra danios,tiger barbs,cherry barbs/albino barbs, and a few small cat fish. The tank was setup before i put these fish in with convicts and dempseys but i sold them to the fish store because i wanted to switch it up. The tank was running for like a year with the convicts and stuff and has been running for like a month with these fish. The cloud in the tank seems like it has a whitish tint. Also that covering on the bottom seems like maybe it is just that powder that settled on the bottom maybe because when i move the gravel the rocks underneath are clean and normal colored. Thanks in advance.
I wouldn't go so far as blaming the lfs guy, as pH 7.0 is often recommended for community tanks.
But thru this board and others, I've heard that if lfs water differs, the fish become used to and are fine with it.
But, w/ a reading that low, I would just be curious what the pH of the water you add is, be it tap or other.
If it's higher, might indicate soft water, not necessarily a problem, but something you might want to be aware of...
But thru this board and others, I've heard that if lfs water differs, the fish become used to and are fine with it.
But, w/ a reading that low, I would just be curious what the pH of the water you add is, be it tap or other.
If it's higher, might indicate soft water, not necessarily a problem, but something you might want to be aware of...
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