Super high pH, don't know why
I'm running my 65g FW on tapwater (whichtests out at pH=7.5 and KH=11).
Substrate is a mixture of Flourite, Eco-Complete, and some kind of lava based substrate which is supposed to be good for plants. There's also several pieces of Malaysian driftwood.
I was about to look into getting CO2 running again, and thought I would take some tests to establish a baseline before adding any.
The pH probe shows pH=9.0.
Not believing that, I went out and bought a dripwise pH test kit and it tests out at 8.4.
What would be pulling the pH up so much?
I could filter some peat moss to bring down the pH, but I wonder if there's something I should be taking out of the tank as well.
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