Re: conductivity= water quality explained

["Chris Jewell" <chris@jewell68.freeserve.co.uk>]

You must remember that most "buffers" even if they lower the pH actually
increase the mineral content of the water, and can add phospahtes and salts
to the water you dont really want amoung other things.

What methods have you been using to lower the pH teresa? No doubt someone
will get to the bottom of it.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: <TD7894@aol.com>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: conductivity= water quality explained


> Hello, I have added seachems acid buffer to this tank and the pH went up
> within hours causing a pH swing that stressed and killed some fish.  I
tried
> adding this every day for two weeks and then stopped because of this swing
> and fish fatalities.  The golden rams in this soft tank have free swimming
> fry frequently but then eat them.  The ones in straight tap are the ones
with
> the rubber head and I believe he has a taste for fish eggs at night.  I am
> not of course trying to breed these, one only has so many tanks.  They
> persist with their reproductive efforts anyway.
>
> My water is weird.  I had water with similar qualities when I lived in
> another local and all I had to do was add the distilled water and then a
> little peat and presto perfect water.  None of the usually suggested stuff
is
> working for me.  I am stumped, I cannot figure this out.  I do not run C02
on
> this tank but I do on some of my other tanks and pH is unchanged on these
> tanks as well.  I am telling you I cannot change this pH, I have even
> experimented with water from the tap in plastic jugs, no change.  I know
my
> test kit works because when I test water from far away shops, I get
similar
> readings to the ones the shop personnel will tell me.  I am doomed I
think.
> Maybe Santa will bring an RO unit, or at least I will get one for my
> birthday. I hope somebody out there has some ideas.  Thanks in advance,
> Teresa.
>
>
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