Howdy,
I've had my 20g tall set up for about two weeks now and I've been fighting to lower the pH below 7.0. All my other parameters are good, I test them on a 3 day basis right now. I've been adding Seachem Acid Buffer daily (differing doses, but 2<x<6 grams). My gH hasn't budget at around 10* while my kH has dropped from 11* to 7*, as of yesterday.
I want to keep cardinal tetras, M. remirazi (German rams), and neocardinia spp., all of which require a slightly acidic environment.
Recently, I came across an article stating that seiryu stone has the property of raising pH to much more basic levels. I do in fact have 3 large pieces of, what was sold to me at an LFS as, seiryu stone.
My questions, I suppose, is this a true property of the stone? More importantly, will I need to abandon my current vision for my tank?
I've had my 20g tall set up for about two weeks now and I've been fighting to lower the pH below 7.0. All my other parameters are good, I test them on a 3 day basis right now. I've been adding Seachem Acid Buffer daily (differing doses, but 2<x<6 grams). My gH hasn't budget at around 10* while my kH has dropped from 11* to 7*, as of yesterday.
I want to keep cardinal tetras, M. remirazi (German rams), and neocardinia spp., all of which require a slightly acidic environment.
Recently, I came across an article stating that seiryu stone has the property of raising pH to much more basic levels. I do in fact have 3 large pieces of, what was sold to me at an LFS as, seiryu stone.

My questions, I suppose, is this a true property of the stone? More importantly, will I need to abandon my current vision for my tank?