pH drops a bit as the tanks mature: mulm and driftwood decay are the usual suspects.
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pH drops a bit as the tanks mature: mulm and driftwood decay are the usual suspects.
One betta tank has driftwood, the other does not. I have had both running for 6+ months.
The 30 gallon has been running for over a year, and has driftwood, heavily planted. Well, all are heavily planted. The pH on the 30 gal has always done the same. Highest on the low test and lowest on the high test.
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I actually have a GH and KH test on the way, prob about a week out. And I have been looking at getting a TDS meter, but I do not know a good one to get that isn't too expensive, nor have i done enough research on it for why I should have one.Test the tap and tanks for
GH
KH
TDS
pH
Run some tap water into a glass and let it sit on the counter, open. Test pH at 24 hours and 48 hours as well as fresh from the tap.
If the pH tests read at the top of the mid range pH test (about the mid 7s) and the bottom of the high range, that is OK, that is where one test quits and the other takes over. Both tests could be right.
If they read at the bottom of the mid range test (low 6s? 6.0?) then the high range test is not valid.
Similarly, if they read at the upper end of the high range test (8+?) the mid range test is not valid.