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Posted	Altering PH
27-10-2007 14:45 by Lnrak	My LFS has told my mate that a good way to lower PH is adding small amounts of concentrated LIME CORDIAL to the tank..... I can see that it would obviously work - BUT is this safe for the fishes???? Anyone advise or strongly advise AGAINST this, or has anyone tried it - if so, what were the results?? (positive or negative) Cheers all....
27-10-2007 16:41 by big cats	lime cordial is likely to contain sugar if it does then expect a very foul tank,try adding peat to the filter , works but not easy to control
27-10-2007 17:34 by skip	Adding Bog wood will also lower ph
27-10-2007 22:14 by big cats	adding bogwood will add tanins but it wont always lower ph ,why do you want to lower the ph?
27-10-2007 22:31 by Fry Lover	i've got a tank stuffed with bog wood, been leaching tannins all over the place for months, Tap Water pH, this tank pH and pH of my Malawi / Ocean rock tank all the SAME I think wood can sometimes have an effect on pH, but it's a complete old wives tale that bog wood automatically lowers pH
28-10-2007 00:28 by Nick G	Heard of using lemon juice and bicarb of soda to affect and alter PH up and down. Bi carb works well...
28-10-2007 13:06 by Lnrak	Just wondering if it's a safe way to lower it - that's all. I know about bogwood etc. - just that I thought it was a bit of a funny thing to advise....
29-10-2007 18:10 by phoenixheights	a carbon filter will stabilise the ph, dont know about lowering it tho
30-10-2007 10:28 by Lnrak	Is bicarb of soda safe for discus??

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