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	Will PH Reducer Shock Fish?
rasboramary Big Fish Posts: 431 Kudos: 192 Votes: 4 Registered: 12-Mar-2004	My PH has been high since day one. Avg. 8.4. I have had very few problems with fish death until just recently. I wonder if the PH plays a part in that. Anyway, my question is this: if fish have been living in 8.4 PH for six months, will adding PH reducer be harmful or shocking to them?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	It will be if you reduce it too much in a certain amount of time. I think that you're not supposed to reduce it more than .5 every 24 hours, so I would stick with that. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	Make sure each time you add some its no more of a change than .2 then work your way down.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003	Don't any chemical ph reducer, it's a false fix. It just adds minerals or acid to your tank leaving others behind, so you could bring it down so it tests 7.0 but it would still feel like 8.4 to the fish but worse because of the chemical. If you need to reduce the ph, add drift wood and peat chips.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	He's right, adding peat to the filter will lower the pH, and, due to it being in the filter, the reduced pH water will circulate throughout the tank. If you can, try not to add chemicals to a tank, keeping it natural is the best thing to do! And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
rasboramary Big Fish Posts: 431 Kudos: 192 Votes: 4 Registered: 12-Mar-2004	I have two huge pieces of driftwood. What about the peat? Where do I get that or what kind? Is in it a bag like carbon? Thanks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
jungle-jim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 223 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Jan-2004	What kind of gravel do you have? Any adjustment in pH should be done over a period of time so as not to shock the fish...I generally don't adjust pH, as it is an ever-uphill battle that contributes to wildly fluctuating or ever increasing osmotiic pressure, which is really lethal for your fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
rasboramary Big Fish Posts: 431 Kudos: 192 Votes: 4 Registered: 12-Mar-2004	Gravel is pearlescent rocks - about 1 - 1.5 in in diameter.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19


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