kcharley
Fish Fanatic
The PH of my tap water has changed from 7.6 to 8.8 in the last week.
I have two concerns.
My first concern is the effect this will have on my son's established tank. Its PH has been steady at 7.4. When I do the weekly 25% water change should I expect the PH in the tank to be 7.8? Higher? Lower? At what point is this too big a swing for his fish.
My second concern is I just started cycling a second tank. (This is how I found the PH change.) Will this high of a PH affect the cycling?
I'm trying to find some hardness tests to see if the PH swing is possibly due to very soft water.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I have two concerns.
My first concern is the effect this will have on my son's established tank. Its PH has been steady at 7.4. When I do the weekly 25% water change should I expect the PH in the tank to be 7.8? Higher? Lower? At what point is this too big a swing for his fish.
My second concern is I just started cycling a second tank. (This is how I found the PH change.) Will this high of a PH affect the cycling?
I'm trying to find some hardness tests to see if the PH swing is possibly due to very soft water.
Thanks in advance for any help.