PH LEVEL

[snotirl]

i got the ph level thing to day and it was 7.5 is that ok i did the test on my first tank with the mollies etc.

 

[dolphin]

Hi Snotirl

A ph reading of 7.5 is fine.

Your mix of fish need different pH values. Your neons prefer acid water, pH lower than 7, and your mollys prefer more alkaline water, ph greater than 7. The neons will survive in the slightly alkaline water. They may develope alkalosis, but this only happens if the pH rasies too much. The fish will develope a thick mucus coating, more so over there gills, and it will result in them gasping at the surface to get enough oxygen. If your fish are fine do not adjust your waters Ph value.

The pH scale ranges from 1 to 14.
Now the technical bit. The range measure the number of hydrogen ions in the water. each increment in the scale represents a decrease of ten times than the previous value. Water of value pH 1 (strongly acid) has a value of 0.1 moles H+/L, pH 2 = 0.01 molesH+/L to pH 14 (strongly alkaline) = 0.00000000000001 moles H+/L. (H+/L = hydrogen ions per liter).

Dolphin

 

[snotirl]

ok thanks that techinall part is too techinall i cant even spell it . but they will be ok ill just do it weekly and make sure everything is ok how do i know when i can add fish?? to the tank?

 

[dolphin]

Hi Snotirl.

When to add fish?

How long has the tank that you want to add fish too been setup?
What are the other water parameters, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate?
What fish do you want to add?


Dolphin

 

[snotirl]

i dont wan to add fish i was just wondering just in case