Apistt_ed
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hey everyone... I'm not really new here... but new to the forum.. does that make any sense? anywho.. I am having a little problem with my newest setup... it's a 10gal I am trying to set up for my smaller apisto. As of now the majority of them are in a 125 gallon where the ph is 6.2. I am not having any trouble with them in there but the dominant Triple red Cockatoo male and borelli male bosses them around. The they I am refering to are a small pair of A. Trifaciates... The thing is that the 10gal setup keeps fluctuating in ph from about 6.0-7.2. I have been using the standard coconut shells to safely lower and keep the ph at about 6.2-6.4 but it still jumps every once in a while..
I have the 10 gallon set up with multiple driftwood pieces and floating lilies and a few banana plants with conditioned water (at neutral ph) aged about a week to 10 days to get it to about 6.5. Filter is a dirtmagnet... not into the carbon filters (overhead or undergravel).
What are some of the things you guys/gals do to lower ph down safely and keep it there? just wondering... trying to find alternatives to chemical means of lowering ph.. thanks
I have the 10 gallon set up with multiple driftwood pieces and floating lilies and a few banana plants with conditioned water (at neutral ph) aged about a week to 10 days to get it to about 6.5. Filter is a dirtmagnet... not into the carbon filters (overhead or undergravel).
What are some of the things you guys/gals do to lower ph down safely and keep it there? just wondering... trying to find alternatives to chemical means of lowering ph.. thanks