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=) Agreed, made a huge difference after you told me to!I would also consider adding some Epsom salts or cichlid salt (http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/AmericanCichlidSalt.html) with each water change to buffer your system. Epsom salts can be bought at most supermarkets and all pharmacies.
Totally agreed. For immediate effect, just use baking soda and your ph will increase within 5 to 10 minutes.The nitrification process uses up KH\Alkalinity. Once it is gone, you PH drops. Vancouver's water KH (by the time it reaches your house) is =<1. The water is pretty close to RO, once again compared to other parts of Canada. IMO, add some buffer to the water during WC and clean the filter media. For a tank that size, its hard to hide the amount of crush coral. As well CC is only as affective as the amount of surface area and water flow over it.
But wouldn't that stun the fish if you raise it up too quick? Just curious!Totally agreed. For immediate effect, just use baking soda and your ph will increase within 5 to 10 minutes.
Baking soda is very easy dissolved in the water and I use it for over 10 years and I never had one siingle problem. The only effect is the water will turn a little brownish if your dosage is too high. Just drop a little at a time and measure your PH accordingly.But wouldn't that stun the fish if you raise it up too quick? Just curious!
Well went to IPU to get crushed coral and left with the alkalinity buffer to begin a more long term solution, exactly as you said. Came home and did a 40% water change, cleaned out my fx5 (bio in tank water) and started the buffer treatment. I will monitor water chemistry in the morning and post updates. I've read the posts regarding our water and chose to ignore them....lesson learned, hope everything works out, just picked up a 11" Green terror, one hell of a beast last night!!!! Thanks to everyone for their input and the team at IPU, will keep everyone posted.The nitrification process uses up KH\Alkalinity. Once it is gone, you PH drops. Vancouver's water KH (by the time it reaches your house) is =<1. The water is pretty close to RO, once again compared to other parts of Canada. IMO, add some buffer to the water during WC and clean the filter media. For a tank that size, its hard to hide the amount of crush coral. As well CC is only as affective as the amount of surface area and water flow over it.