How do I raise the ph level in my tank?

Answer 1

Really the first question to ask yourself is way you want to adjust the pH in your tank? The vast majority of freshwater fish will do very well in a wide range of pH and unless your water is outside the range of about 6.0 - 8.5 you really don't want to change it.

1. Altering the pH is rarely needed for the health of the fish.
2. Altering the pH of a tank with fish in it is tricky and dangerous to the fish
3. Maintaining the altered pH is tricky and very time consuming.
4. Having a pH different than that at your local shop makes adding new fish a royal pain and extremely stressful to the fish.

Your best bet is simply to leave your pH alone and use your regular tap water.

Given all of that, if for some reason you feel you need to raise the pH in your tank, the best way to do that is with some crushed coral added to the filter or in a small bag hidden in the tank.

Remember though, when you do your regular weekly water changes, you will need to adjust the new water to match the pH of your tank water and a fast method for this is with a touch of baking soda.

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Answer 2

i bought a kit with a Ph tester, guide (you add 3 drops of some liquid to a certain amount of aqaurium water then it will change into a colour and on the guide there is the colours and ph levels for the colours) with a ph up ad ph down.

you should get something like that. The ph up/down in my kit is a whiteish powder. you just a small ammouns at a time of it until you get to the ph level that you want or that suits your fish.

make sure you put in only a small amount at a time, if you don't you might accidentally make the level too high/low and kill your fish.

anywho, hope that helps

Answer 3

There are 3 ways. 1st is to alter the CO2 levels in the fish tank. More CO2 means more acidic. 2nd way is to add specific types of rocks to alter your pH of the fish tank. Rocks such as limestone may raise the pH level to make it more basic. 3rd is to go to pet shop and buy some liquid chemical drops.

Answer 4

Using crushed coral or limestone in a filter bag or in your substrata will raise you pH. I wouldn't mess with changing your pH, since most fish will do well and adapt to most ph ranges if it is kept stable and not constantly changing. If you do decide to raise your pH, do it gradually so as not to pH shock your fish.

Answer 5

you need to use coral sand on your substrate, or limestone as ornamental rock. something with a calcium base like this might help improve your pH. I additionally recommend doing greater water alterations, with the aid of fact fish waste lowers the pH of your water. additionally issues like driftwood that contain tannins will decrease your pH. attempt your faucet water to work out what form of pH you're commencing with.

Answer 6

You can buy a chemical at your local pet shop. not very expensive and you can get one that will raise it to the required Ph for your type of fish.

Answer 7

Crushed coral or limestone used as a substrate and/or crushed coral or limestone used in a large filter, will help raise and stabilize it. For rock dwelling species you can simply pile up limestone in the tank.

A mixture of baking soda dissolved and added to the water and aquarium salt will raise and stabilize it. Adding Epsom's salt to the mix will have a larger impact on the GH.

Check this out:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/gh_kh_ph.php
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/buffer_recipe.php

Unless you have fish that specifically need more alkaline water, like rift lake cichlids, it's usually not worth messing with these values.

Answer 8

If you are trying to achieve a nuetral pH level of 7.0, I would suggest Correct PH from Jungle Laboratory

Answer 9

you can buy a chemical at the pet store is specifically for raising the ph

Answer 10

if your looking for a proper ph of 7.0 PETE MOSS is used. leave it in the tank for approx. 1 week.