Granny's gone and done it again

[CapricornFarm]

Good morning everyone. Hubby is out there staining the porch. Too hot if you ask me.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

morning, Too hot for me and I havent even been out.
How do you reduce ph Cap? Water changes? Found the betta stuck in a shrub right under the filter flow . He isnt dead but he aint far from it. Lost color.

 

[CapricornFarm]

morning, Too hot for me and I havent even been out.
How do you reduce ph Cap? Water changes? Found the betta stuck in a shrub right under the filter flow . He isnt dead but he aint far from it. Lost color.

You need ph down. Let me look up something. How do you know your ph is high?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

You need ph down. Let me look up something. How do you know your ph is high?

I dont. I am assuming. Its a brand new tank so no good bacteria and it hasnt cycled yet.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I cant get any test strips right now. After the 3rd but I imagine that will be too late. I should of saved a piece of my old filter from other tank but I didnt. I bet that would of been full of good bacteria

 

[CapricornFarm]

To lower ph, add one ml of vinegar per gallon. To raise ph, use a small amount of baking soda or soda ash. But until you know what the ph is, you could just make it worse.
A product called Tetra correct ph should get the ph closer to 7.0, which is neutral.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Walmart might have the pH correct product. It's cheap at chewy.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I didnt know they make product for ph. I will need to check how the fish like theirs but that would be nice to have. Thanks

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Thanks Cap.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Thanks Cap.

You are welcome. I used to buy a cheap test kit, you filled a small tube half full, then added the indicator solution. If it turns blue, it is alkaline, yellow is acid, green is neutral. Much cheaper than test strips I would think.