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So for the longest time I was using pH down, although I don't now why as it never really seemed to do anything. Then I learned it was pointless and to just enjoy have a stable tank.
I recently moved to an entire new area, and had decided to continue not use pH down. But I never checked the pH of my new water (as the API test frustrates me, because usually I would max the low one and do nothing on the high one).
I decided to test the pH for fun today while doing my normal testing routine. Amazingly, both my 3 gallon betta tanks now have a normal pH, it looks like it is spot on 7.0. The only change I made was adding a banana plant to each tank.
So I thought, well, maybe it's the water here. So I tested my 10 gal and 30 gal. Both of those are still maxing the low and doing nothing on the high.
Any thoughts on what is causing this? I still have not tested the tap water but I will.
I recently moved to an entire new area, and had decided to continue not use pH down. But I never checked the pH of my new water (as the API test frustrates me, because usually I would max the low one and do nothing on the high one).
I decided to test the pH for fun today while doing my normal testing routine. Amazingly, both my 3 gallon betta tanks now have a normal pH, it looks like it is spot on 7.0. The only change I made was adding a banana plant to each tank.
So I thought, well, maybe it's the water here. So I tested my 10 gal and 30 gal. Both of those are still maxing the low and doing nothing on the high.
Any thoughts on what is causing this? I still have not tested the tap water but I will.