Guest shygirl0787 Posted October 11, 2005 Recently my ph as become lower than usual. I set up my tank over a week ago and the ph was stable at around 7.0, but the past few days I noticed the alkalinity dropping as well as ph so i bought a powder from my lfs called "proper ph 7.0." I've used it twice and its softened my water and raised the alkalinity but dropped the ph to the lowest color on my test strip, 6.4. Should I keep using the product or try something else? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrissy_Bee 144 Posted October 11, 2005 Do you have any driftwood in your tank? I had the same problem due to driftwood, nothing could bring the pH up so I had to remove it from the tank. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest shygirl0787 Posted October 11, 2005 No, all I have is one goldie and some fake plants... 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JenW 1 Posted October 11, 2005 Do you have any baking soda? If you do, you can add a very little bit as it sneaks up slowly.... you only want to raise it little by little.... then wait about an hour before testing Also, what is the ph out of your tap? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest shygirl0787 Posted October 11, 2005 My tap water ph is 6.8 with 0 alkalinity. How much baking soda should I add to a 20 gallon? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2befree 0 Posted October 12, 2005 I would say 1/2 teaspoon. I put 3/4 teaspoon in my 30 gal. and 1 1/4 teaspoon in the 55 gal. everyother week to keep ph stable. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mariposa 0 Posted October 16, 2005 My pH and buffering are really low according to my strips. Will baking soda help for both problems? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
