Wardley Essentials Bullseye 7.0 Neutral ph Regulator??

Question

Does this adjust hardness & alkalinity too?? and how often to use it?? my ph is 8.4 & my alkakinity is over 300 & my hardness is 0 DOES BULLSEYE TREAT THESE TOO?? =(

Answer 1

If you want a neutral regulator that adjusts softness, look into Seachem's Neutral Regulator. It removes chlorine, chloramine, and ammonia; and it softens the water. The only downside is that it will add phosphates to your water, which can lead to increased algae growth.

Here's info on the actual product:
http://www.seachem.com/products/product_pages/neytralRegulator.html

Here's the FAQs on the product:
http://www.seachem.com/support/FAQs/NeutralRegulator_faq.html

Use it at every water change to dechlorinate/dechloraminate the water. I don't think it specifically says anything about it lowering alkalinity levels, but I've seen improvements on my levels since using it.

EDIT: Sly brought up a good point. If the tank is already established, your best bet is to not introduce new pH altering products. However, I've been using the Neutral Regulator since I started my tanks, and I've always maintained a neutral pH (phosphate buffers are more effective at achieving and maintaining pH than non-phosphate buffers). Instead of chemicals, try adding peat to your filter. This will naturally and slowly lower the pH. It also softens water, too, but you obviously don't need it softened. The downside is that the water may turn a brownish tinge, but if you have activated carbon in your filter media, it should clear the brown up.

Answer 2

I would highly recommend against pH chemicals as they can cause drastic swings in pH levels, and kill you fish quicker than you can say "what happened".

If you are wanting to lower the pH in your tank, and you have a filter that can take different kinds of biomedia - I would recommend seeing if you can get a filter with crushed coral. This will drop you pH in a very safe manner.

Stay away from Chem additives for this kind of maintenance.

Answer 3

it doesn't really treat good. I would say to clean your tank. that's severe