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so buffering the water chemically isnt advised? where are all the vancouver folks here that keep arowana tanks?? how do you all cope with the low kh and keep it from fluctuating your pH? do you add buffers? if so what kind and how much ... do you do a lot of water changes??? help me out please!!

so tap water ph is 6.6 kh is close to 0 gh is close to 0. what do you all other fish keepers do to keep ph from fluctuating due to very low kh.? do you add buffers to bump up kh values thus increasing ph a little or is reguar water changes enough to keep ph in check? if u do add buffers do u...

so when the tank is all cycled and ready for fish... do you guys add a buffer to the tank to avoid ph crashes? pH6.6 kh is practically 0 so do u guys buffer and allow the ph to rise a bit and do water changes? do you buffer the water that u use for waterchanges? if i add a buffer ph will be...

planning on putting arowana and stingray in the tank. so all the arowana keepers out there in the vancouver area how do u deal with the low kh values such that it doesnt affect pH

Hi can anyone tell me what their readings for pH, kh, and gh were straight from the tap in surrey? Also im currently cycling a brand new tank using the fishless cycle. I had a pH reading of about 6.6 straight from tap.. im adding ammonia daily and i took a pH reading 7 days into the cycle and...