House hold ph down

[blunt man]

I was wounderin if there is anything in the house i could use to bring the ph down a lil bit with or do i got get the chemical stuff?

[MrPuffAlot]

Lemon juice or vinegar.

but dont use in hydro system

[Roken]

I like using Distilled white vinegar, it looks like water man and its been distilled. It can drop you ph down to 5% but no lower! Peace and Love!!

[megan23247]

Is there anything home remedy wise that can bring the PH up?

[BBFan]

Megan- ashes from a wood stove or fireplace should help. Worked for me.

[HippyInEngland]

I found this on an Aquarium site

Lowering pH

Lowering pH is not as easy as raising it. Filtering over peat moss is the method of choice. It is continuous and relatively easy to do. The use of bogwood to decorate the aquarium has a similar effect, although it's not as easy to maintain as using peat moss in the filter.

Another method to lower pH is to mix distilled or RO (reverse-osmosis) water with your tap water to reduce both the hardness and pH. This is effective for smaller pH changes, and you must keep in mind that every time you perform a water change, or top off the tank you'll have to mix water. In other words, if you need to greatly lower the pH of your water, think twice – it is going to be an uphill battle.

The addition of CO2 will lower the pH of your water. If you have live plants, the use of CO2 is an excellent option. There are several means of adding CO2, from high-end commercial equipment to simple do-it-yourself systems.

Raising pH

It's not often that the pH must be increased, as most water sources are already slightly to moderately alkaline. In the event your water is acidic, and you want to keep fish that originate from alkaline water (as is the case for certain Cichlids).

Filtering the water over crushed coral is the method of choice for raising the pH. The use of limestone rocks in decorating the tank will also raise the pH, but keep in mind that you will not be able to adjust it readily.

The addition of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) will also raise the pH and has the added benefit of buffering the water. Keep in mind that this will be an ongoing thing, so you can't add it once and forget about it.

This was also in what I was reading, it made me laugh.

(I was having pH issues (among other things.) After about three solid months of chasing my tail, I gave it all up. A friend of mine eventually set me straight with some tough words and his absolute disdain for "Mass idiocy spread by internet reefers trying to save a nickel on a thousand dollar setup".)

[Puffin Afatty]

I was wounderin if there is anything in the house i could use to bring the ph down a lil bit with or do i got get the chemical stuff?

:farm: lemon juice or DISTILLED vinegar for lowering ph down. baking soda works well for raising ph UP.:hubba:

[megan23247]

Awesome thanks for the info! So how exactly do I use the baking soda to raise my PH?

Thanks again!

[blunt man]

will it be harmfull to use un-distilled vinger?

[blunt man]

how do i do it with the peat moss,do i just put it on top of the soil?

[Bella420]

My question is how much distilled vinegar and how often?

[Dubbaman]

Lemon juice or vinegar.

:yeahthat: as it goes for how much i seem to remember that its a tablespoon/ gallon of water and your pH will drop by .05% after use of the whole gallon with normal waterings.

[Barrelhse]

:farm: lemon juice or DISTILLED vinegar for lowering ph down. baking soda works well for raising ph UP.:hubba:
My chosen methods as well. Mandala Seeds suggests distilled white vinegar for pH down. At $2 a gallon it's hard to beat. I usually add it in small increments, 2.5- 5 ml at a time. For pH up (not usually a prob here) I have some root-stim liquid (4-10-3) that smells like ammonia, and has an incredibly high pH. Tiny amt. does the trick.