Is there lots of surface agitation in your tank? Are you using a skimmer?

- Chad

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:33 pm Post subject:

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For a 10 Gallon i would just buy it at the grocery store. That's what I do with my 30 Gallon, only cost 2.99 to fill a 5 Gallon Jug. You could do a 100% water change for 6$. The water cooler jugs to buy are about 10$ usually.


but the ph of the water you get at the store is like 10 , what do u do to bring it down?

no skimmer on the 10 , but i ado have 2 powerheads which disturb the surface a fair bit

Nothing, store water as with any pure water is PH of 7.0.

the stuff i am getting here at save on and such has a ph of like 10 ? and i check that with my ph meter (which is calibrated correctly).

Just tested my Safeway (Culligan's) water with a salifert test kit.... all I know is it is below 7.4 (the lowest point on my scale)!

10 on the pH scale is extremly basic, I don't even think it would be fit for drinking! Dissolved elements are what shift the pH of water (or the addition of disassociated OH- or H+ ions, I might not be entirely correct with my explanation though), so either a) the save on water isn't pure, or b) your digital meter is WAY out.

Strange stuff....

well, 2 things are going to happen 2morrow , 1 i am going to go get some culligans water and 2. i am going to buy some calibration fluid and recalibrate the meter just to be on the safe side

RO water should have a Ph of 7.0 so if you use a mid range test you should get that. RO/DI should only be pure H2O. just watch the WATER BOY the purer the better :lol: .

Brad

good to know , i will have to pick some up for sure and maybe another 5 lbs of cured lr to try and rejuvinate my tank. id i do a full water change with properly balanced r/o salt water ( nnothing is in my tank right now except lr ) and i add some new fully cured lr will i have a cycle to worry about ?
stupid question , but does anyone acclimate thier lr if it is in small amount or just let it do its thing in the tank.