Hello everyone!
I'm new to the forum, and sorta new to fish keeping! So here's the issue, around 3 months or so I decided to get a 16Gallon tank for my office hoping to set it up as a crystal shrimp tank or for other shrimp. I bought ADA Amazonia for the substrate knowing that it will help keep the low pH that CRS need. I cycled the tank but half way I decided to lower my fish load at home by bringing some of them to this tank. Once they tank was cycled I brought a betta, 4 neon tetras, 2 platies, and 4 red cherry shrimp from home. By then the water pH was at a steady 6.4-6.6. Recently I measured my parameters and found that the pH is too low and I'm afraid it could be harmful for the fish.
Here are my notes:
pH-5.9-6.0
TDS 208
Temp 78
Kh 1-2
GH 8-9
Ammonia is 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0 (all of these Zero's worry me a bit)
It should be noted that I use RO water only for this tank which I supplement with Bee Shrimp GH+. There are also some mineral rock in the tank.
Do you guys think that the pH is too low for the fish? if so how can I raise the pH naturally? Any tips are greatly appreciated!
I'm new to the forum, and sorta new to fish keeping! So here's the issue, around 3 months or so I decided to get a 16Gallon tank for my office hoping to set it up as a crystal shrimp tank or for other shrimp. I bought ADA Amazonia for the substrate knowing that it will help keep the low pH that CRS need. I cycled the tank but half way I decided to lower my fish load at home by bringing some of them to this tank. Once they tank was cycled I brought a betta, 4 neon tetras, 2 platies, and 4 red cherry shrimp from home. By then the water pH was at a steady 6.4-6.6. Recently I measured my parameters and found that the pH is too low and I'm afraid it could be harmful for the fish.
Here are my notes:
pH-5.9-6.0
TDS 208
Temp 78
Kh 1-2
GH 8-9
Ammonia is 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0 (all of these Zero's worry me a bit)
It should be noted that I use RO water only for this tank which I supplement with Bee Shrimp GH+. There are also some mineral rock in the tank.
Do you guys think that the pH is too low for the fish? if so how can I raise the pH naturally? Any tips are greatly appreciated!
