Thread: major pH drop?
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Old 05-06-2008, 01:01 AM   #10 (permalink)
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so yeah im done with buffers.


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also. i called my LFS and talked to them. they recommended neutral regulator (half teaspoon) and baking soda (half a teaspoon.)
Your LFS is recommending more buffers.....which just add a ton of TDSs to your water.....


TDS is much more important to breeding discus and the eggs than pH.


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i just checked my pH out of my tap. if you wanna get technical, its 8.69 - 8.72

I would say that your tap water is way too high in TDSs already to ever be concerned with breeding discus in it, or getting the eggs to hatch.

If breeding discus is your goal--you may want to talk with the folks at:

SimplyDiscus.com

or

DAAH.com
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