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Entry #568 -- fish geek here, yes, 2005-12-30, 10:52 PM
goser - 2005-12-30 [11:59 PM]
meh...pH doesn't really matter. As long as you can drink the water you're sticking in there, the fish will adapt. I stopped testing pH years ago....
blue - 2005-12-31 [12:05 AM]
But... but...
Actually, I'm really only concerned because I want a) plants and b) my pleco from home not to die. But I figure if I have to go through a long, painful adjustment process of bringing him up to the most convenient pH levels for me, I can do it. The gin and tonic has a calming effect on me.
fish - 2005-12-31 [10:34 AM]
I suspect that the pH that the pleco is in now is worse, frankly. There is a -lot- of calcium in your parent's water.
Plants I don't know so much.
goser - 2005-12-31 [11:57 AM]
Try the gin and tonic on the Pl*co... I think the big thing with plants is hardness (kH?), but, again, i've never tested--just throw the suckers in there.
blue - 2005-12-31 [12:14 PM]
I'll start with the hardiest plants I can find... no pun intended... ;)
katie - 2006-01-02 [1:44 AM]
May I recommend adding driftwood. We sold it for years at the good ol' Elmira Pet Food Shoppe to help lower pH and soften water. (Adding a buffer is another last resort). That and reasonably frequent 10% water changes.
Meanwhile, I'm hoping my fish (and frogs) in NS survive the winter break... *crosses fingers*
blue - 2006-01-02 [11:17 PM]
I've got a lovely, huge hunk o' driftwood as the centrepiece of the tank, but I'm afraid the marine sand probably cancels it out...
I checked the pH at my parents' house. Higher than here. So I figure I'm safe to move the fish.
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