PH between 5.2 and 6.2 - Page 3

Fishguy54 · 08-21-2008, 05:35 PM

I think you should settle down. If that black moor is half as stressed out as you are it ain't going to live to much longer.

Go get a cheap 5 dollar PH kit and test your tap water. Then test the tank water. If it matches then forget about it. If it doesn't match do more water changes until it does match. When your tank PH is different from your tap water PH that tells you you are not doing enough water changes.

Fish are very resilient to different PH levels but they don't like the PH bouncing all over the place. If you keep messing with it that black moor will never heal up and get back to normal.

VincentM · 08-21-2008, 06:58 PM

All I'm doing is changing the water, I removed my UGF and changed the water... I'm treating my water with Stress Coat and nothing else....

I know I seem like I'm going crazy, but all I'm doing is changing the water and waiting for the meter to read better levels on it's own

Fishguy54 · 08-21-2008, 08:39 PM

How do you know what better levels even are? Good PH levels will be whatever your tap water is. It's that simple.

VincentM · 08-21-2008, 09:06 PM

My tap was 7ish... that's why I know my levels aren't good right now, and weren't good especially when it was down at 5.2

I removed the UGF and found a MASS of poop just sitting, and one food pellet molding up... So I had done a 50% when I removed the UGF and cleaned the gravel as well.

VincentM · 08-23-2008, 01:15 PM

YAY!!! I did a 90% yesterday [MY FISH WERE ACLIMATED AND ARE PEPPY AS EVERY] And PH is back up between 6.6 and 7.0 I plan to do a 25 tonight and see if it goes back up to 7 and level out my Nitrate/Nitrite levels

COM · 08-24-2008, 01:18 AM

Wait... if your tap pH is 7, what is going on in your tank to bring the pH down two full points? Do you have a balsamic vinegar factory dripping into your tank or something?

VincentM · 08-24-2008, 02:54 AM

I think my meter may be off...

My latest problem seems to be the fact my fish are losing scales.... I think the female drug this problem in, as she had one missing when I bought her, and lost another in the nurse tank.... now both are missing three scales

08-21-2008, 06:58 PM	#42
VincentM Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 21 Posts: 89	All I'm doing is changing the water, I removed my UGF and changed the water... I'm treating my water with Stress Coat and nothing else.... I know I seem like I'm going crazy, but all I'm doing is changing the water and waiting for the meter to read better levels on it's own __________________ 30g:: 2 small Ryukins. [3 was a typo] Barracuda and Chum

08-21-2008, 09:06 PM	#44
VincentM Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 21 Posts: 89	My tap was 7ish... that's why I know my levels aren't good right now, and weren't good especially when it was down at 5.2 I removed the UGF and found a MASS of poop just sitting, and one food pellet molding up... So I had done a 50% when I removed the UGF and cleaned the gravel as well. __________________ 30g:: 2 small Ryukins. [3 was a typo] Barracuda and Chum

08-23-2008, 01:15 PM	#45
VincentM Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 21 Posts: 89	YAY!!! I did a 90% yesterday [MY FISH WERE ACLIMATED AND ARE PEPPY AS EVERY] And PH is back up between 6.6 and 7.0 I plan to do a 25 tonight and see if it goes back up to 7 and level out my Nitrate/Nitrite levels __________________ 30g:: 2 small Ryukins. [3 was a typo] Barracuda and Chum

08-24-2008, 01:18 AM	#46
COM Rebel Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 748	Wait... if your tap pH is 7, what is going on in your tank to bring the pH down two full points? Do you have a balsamic vinegar factory dripping into your tank or something? __________________ 3 Planted Tanks: 10g, 20g, and 29g

08-24-2008, 02:54 AM	#47
VincentM Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 21 Posts: 89	I think my meter may be off... My latest problem seems to be the fact my fish are losing scales.... I think the female drug this problem in, as she had one missing when I bought her, and lost another in the nurse tank.... now both are missing three scales __________________ 30g:: 2 small Ryukins. [3 was a typo] Barracuda and Chum

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08-21-2008, 05:35 PM	#41
Fishguy54 Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 25	I think you should settle down. If that black moor is half as stressed out as you are it ain't going to live to much longer. Go get a cheap 5 dollar PH kit and test your tap water. Then test the tank water. If it matches then forget about it. If it doesn't match do more water changes until it does match. When your tank PH is different from your tap water PH that tells you you are not doing enough water changes. Fish are very resilient to different PH levels but they don't like the PH bouncing all over the place. If you keep messing with it that black moor will never heal up and get back to normal.

08-21-2008, 08:39 PM	#43
Fishguy54 Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 25	How do you know what better levels even are? Good PH levels will be whatever your tap water is. It's that simple.

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