Paul195
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Hi all
My tap water is PH 7.5 out of the tap but then rises to PH 8.2 over the next 24 hours. I believe this is from degassing.
Does this mean that I should stand the water for 24 hours and use a heater so that there is not swinging PH levels for flora and fauna?
On my last tank, I always attached a hose to the mixer tap faucet and then adjusted to a tepid feel and filled directly into the tank with a dose of prime, which was easy but I'm just wondering if this could cause problems (algae, distressed fish etc)
I just bought a submersible pump to make water changes easier, but don't have a 120 L container (yet). Current advice is to change water daily for the first week, reducing to once per week. This is a frequent schedule so it needs to be easy!
Any advice appreciated
Paul
My tap water is PH 7.5 out of the tap but then rises to PH 8.2 over the next 24 hours. I believe this is from degassing.
Does this mean that I should stand the water for 24 hours and use a heater so that there is not swinging PH levels for flora and fauna?
On my last tank, I always attached a hose to the mixer tap faucet and then adjusted to a tepid feel and filled directly into the tank with a dose of prime, which was easy but I'm just wondering if this could cause problems (algae, distressed fish etc)
I just bought a submersible pump to make water changes easier, but don't have a 120 L container (yet). Current advice is to change water daily for the first week, reducing to once per week. This is a frequent schedule so it needs to be easy!
Any advice appreciated
Paul