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JoesKoi
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Location : Johannesburg
 |  Subject: High PH Fri May 07, 2010 8:56 am | |
| My PH is a little high,What will be the best way to bring it down ? I have done a water change and was told I must use Clay any Ideas  |
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Cliff
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Age : 47
Location : JHB
| | Subject: Re: High PH Fri May 07, 2010 9:11 am | |
| Whats pretty high?
What about using bicarb to bring it down\stabilise? |
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Cliff
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| | Subject: Re: High PH Fri May 07, 2010 9:15 am | |
| found this post.......seems household vinegar is what you can use
http://www.ponddoc.com/koihospital/Diagnostic/WaterProblems/pH.htm |
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JoesKoi
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Location : Johannesburg
| | Subject: Re: High PH Fri May 07, 2010 10:23 am | |
| Cliff
Thanks for the interesting info .Vinegar dont know how mach to use so
I am going to use PH Down ,My Level is 8.2 |
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Neville
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Age : 77
Location : Krugersdorp
| | Subject: Re: High PH Fri May 07, 2010 10:34 am | |
| Hi Joe
Leave it alone it is ok.
One should not easily tamper with PH.
Check the time of day that you measure your PH. Lower in mornings?
I would only check to see if my KH is between 6 and 10 to avoid a PH spike/crash
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Admin
Admin
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Location : Cape Town
| | Subject: Re: High PH Fri May 07, 2010 10:48 am | |
| - Cliff wrote:
- Whats pretty high?
What about using bicarb to bring it down\stabilise? Bicarb will raise it further! Vinegar will lower it, but not recommended. 8.2 is fine. Just leave it as it is or do a water change depending on the PH of your source water.
Last edited by Admin on Fri May 07, 2010 10:52 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Cliff
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| | Subject: Re: High PH Fri May 07, 2010 10:50 am | |
| eish.....thought it lowered it.....sorry  |
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Adi
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Join date : 2009-10-13
Age : 52
Location : Midrand Gauteng
| | Subject: Re: High PH Fri May 07, 2010 11:49 am | |
| would not alter or try to alter PH..... |
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stumble
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Join date : 2010-01-03
| | Subject: Re: High PH Fri May 07, 2010 12:22 pm | |
| Mine is around 8.2 - 8.5 and fish are fine and happy. |
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