Regular Member ashv20 Posted October 14, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted October 14, 2010 So my baby pearl scale got nitrite burns to his fins about a week ago, so I did about .1% salt for a week, didn't see any changes and decided to put the little guy intothe big tank as it is more stable, and proper filtration. When I was testing the pearlsclaes ph before adding the little guy I noticed it was at 6!! No wonder he wasn't getting any better! Does salt do this? Or have I been using the wrong salt? Since he's in the main tank with excellent water and filtration, should his fins heal eventually now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Chrissy_Bee Posted October 14, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted October 14, 2010 What is the pH of your tap water? Also, do you know your kH? My guess is you probably have very low kH and need a buffer to raise your pH. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ashv20 Posted October 14, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 14, 2010 Ph of tap water is about 7.2 I have crushed coral in my main tank filter, but not in the quarintine tank the baby was in. Don't know kh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted October 14, 2010 Admin Share Posted October 14, 2010 Well if the water you use doesnt have a high KH in the 130ppm mark it can lower the ph over time, you might have something in the main tank that keeps it there but yeah a ph of 6 with nitrites can burn them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ashv20 Posted October 16, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 16, 2010 Thanks koko yeah I should probably add some coral to the other tank, at least I caught the low ph though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member theaquaticlibrary Posted October 16, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted October 16, 2010 Short term you could add some baking soda (bi-carb) until the coral kicks in, the KH needs to be above 4-5 at the very least to hold the pH 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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