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I've seen this mentioned a few times, I think on this forum as well.
When low tech tanks become stable, the water tends to move towards neutral PH if your water is above neutral.
Is this true? I thought PH drops in low tech is due to the type of substrate being used. My PH is about 7.6, but I've never seen it go below that. I do 10-20% w/c weekly, sometimes every other week. Once in a while, maybe every month or two, I enjoy doing a larger water change, usually 30-50%.
I think this is the reason why I never see a PH drop. It may be from all the water changes.
I see beautiful low tech tanks online where the owners claim to do very little water change, or once every few months. I've always wanted this sort of a balanced system but it does worry me to wait that long to do a w/c.
When low tech tanks become stable, the water tends to move towards neutral PH if your water is above neutral.
Is this true? I thought PH drops in low tech is due to the type of substrate being used. My PH is about 7.6, but I've never seen it go below that. I do 10-20% w/c weekly, sometimes every other week. Once in a while, maybe every month or two, I enjoy doing a larger water change, usually 30-50%.
I think this is the reason why I never see a PH drop. It may be from all the water changes.
I see beautiful low tech tanks online where the owners claim to do very little water change, or once every few months. I've always wanted this sort of a balanced system but it does worry me to wait that long to do a w/c.