PH level questions?

Question

All of my levels are good except for my PH which is 6.4 I had a problem with high PH (8.0) over a week ago and used PH decrease to help . I check my levels everyday and the 6.4 has stayed level for days now...also I did not drop it fast I did it gradually. I have a very sick goldfish with finrot, popeye and septicemia and a black moor with mouth fungus. I am treating with Maracyn2 and Melafix. I was wondering if I should us PH increase to try and get it up to 7.0 or if I should level it alone? My water out of the tap is 6.4, so unfortunatly water changes don't help here (with PH level ). I understand that keeping the water clean and healthy is the best thing I can do for the fish....what should I do about the 6.4? Also when should I start to see results from the meds? Can to many water changes be bad for sick fish? Thank you in advance for all your help

Answer 1

I never worry about my PH...might check it every month or so, and my fish are fine

Answer 2

Quit messing with the pH,that's probably what made the fish sick in the first place,high pH (8.0) isn't that high any way. How did you get your 6.4 pH tap water up to 8.0 in the first place? It's doesn't make sense. One thing about high pH,if you have water at 8.0 or above you must really stay on top of the water changes because low pH water that's high in Nitrates will change into high pH water with lots of Nitrites,and that's very bad for fish. If you have 6.4 pH tap water,find some fish that will do well in the stuff (Amazon fish or Africans from the Congo Basin). Keep the water clean and enjoy the types of fish that do well in the water that you can most easily provide. Everything gets easier and the fish thrive in stable water conditions. To answer your water change question,if the water changes are done properly they are good for the fish. Some fish keepers who spawn wild Discus fish change the water every day. Good luck to you and your fish,hope this is some help. PeeTee

Answer 3

How many times do I have to tell you to stop messing with the Ph. My patience is really starting to run thin. So let me make myself a little more clear.

STOP MESSING WITH THE PH!!!!

Did you get it that time. Just leave the Ph alone, stop adding things to change it and your fish will be fine.

As you are currently witnessing, the chemicals do not work. They have lowered the Ph too much and are going to hurt your fish due to too much fluctuation. As long as the Ph is stable, 98% of all fish will be just fine, and goldfish account for 50% of them, so don't worry about the Ph. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a Ph of 8, I don't know where you got the information that it is bad, but they are wrong.

I suggest changing the water 25% once every week as usual, and don't add any more chemicals and things will be just fine.

Sorry if I am coming off a bit rude but I hate to hear about fish being hurt by people if I have the knowledge to help that person fix what they are doing wrong, and you are going to kill your fish if you keep messing with the Ph.

Answer 4

You should have left it at 8, this is ideal for a goldfish. Your PH is TOO low, way to low. If you have a fish with septimecia in a tank with another fish with an illness - you have two fish with it. Be careful, it can spread to you also.

Use crushed coral to stabilize your tank parameters.

You have very sick fish. Treat the blood poisoning NOW or they will be dead in a week. Nothing else is important right now. Do a 50% water change, take out your carbon (if it is not already out), turn off your lights and medicate tank. Use a salt dip. Check it out on line as its to long to explain here.

Fin rot and pop-eye are both attributed to bad water conditions. After this, get a bigger tank and be a little more on top of your tank.

For fish this ill, you should be doing 40% water changes every two days and doubling your cycle when you add water back, or what ever brand of de-nitrifying bacteria you like to use.

To much space is an idiotic concept. To deep makes sense, but fin rot is a bacterial infection.

Good Luck

Answer 5

You need to increase the pH, the water is way too acidic. Get it above 7.0 with a carbonate buffer or calcium carbonate substrate, do a partial water change and continue treating the illnesses. Make sure you remove activated carbon from the filter while you are using medications or they will be ineffective. Adding a small amount of aquarium salt will help also.

Answer 6

The pH scale is going from 0-14. something less than 7 is classed as acidic. pH 7 is impartial, and each thing above 7 is alkaline. the tummy secretes Hydrochloric acid and would attain pH ranges as low as a million- that is very acidic. Pepsin and different abdomen proteases are tailored to standard enzymatic catalysis at those very acidic pH ranges. desire that responded your question.

Answer 7

You should leave it alone until the meds are done doing their work. Chemicals to raise the pH could inhibit the meds you are using. After the fish are better then you should raise the pH.

Answer 8

just to much ph down if your tap water is only 6.4 when your ph level reaches 7.6 or above do part water change it is easy to increase ph level just add a little shell grit or coral any further help needed email me clayto_one @ yahoo.com.au

Answer 9

ok this is a easy one put a couple of rocks in the tank that raises the ph...i went from 6.5 to 8.2 by adding rocks



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Answer 10

Fin rot isn't caused by ph, its caused by too much space for the goldfish like betas these fish cant live in too big of area's or they get fin rot.