 Ph 10, Is this possible? |
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| OlegSyr |
 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 5:17 pm
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First green water try.
 Outdoor setup. Water became green in 3 weeks only, possibly because it was pretty cool in February here in Melbourne. On Day 10-18 ammonia level was reeeally bad, more than 8ppm, but red cap oranda still alive and rather well now. When ammonia level dropped to 1ppm, I measured PH with digital tester and got about 10.5  Ph test kit gave more that 9 as well. Well, could anyone confirm if this PH level is usual for green water setup? I also warry about water change. My tap water is about Ph 6.9, how fish will carry such a Ph crash. I don't remember that Gurus recommended baking soda usage for water change.  Thanks Oleg |
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| CyberET |
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:35 pm
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yes, its usual for such pH level in a green water setup.
try measuring the pH at midnight or before sunrise |
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| OlegSyr |
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 3:19 pm
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QUOTE(CyberET @ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 3:35 pm)  yes, its usual for such pH level in a green water setup. try measuring the pH at midnight or before sunrise Hi CyberET, Thanks for your comment Should I warry about Ph crash when moving fish to clean water during water change? Regards Oleg |
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| CyberET |
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 8:39 pm
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normally i'll keep them in the remainder 5-10% of the green water. then top up the rest with fresh water so that the ph change is not sudden.
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