smokermore
Well-Known Member
Hi again every1, sorry for all these dum ass questions, im starting to feel like an idiot cause i ask a new question on here everyday.
My question for today is how do i maintain a certain ph lvl? I bought a hanna ph tester online and had no idea how to use it, so i took it to the aquarium store and the guy adjusted for me and said it is reading accurate now. When i got home i tested it in some distilled water and tap water. disstilled read at 8.1 and tap read at 7.4. I bought some ph down from that same store, and i attempted to bring the distilled waters ph down a bit so i put not even a drop, more like 1/10th of a drop of this stuff in my large glass of water and the ph dropped to 3.3 I cant believe how much it dropped, so now im wondering how am i going to get in at exactly 6.5 - 6.8 area? I kno i could always just add more water, but i was planning on using distilled water the whole time, would it make a big difference ifi just used plain tap water?
I asked the guy at the aquarium store if he could explain to me how he was able to set the tester to an accurate reading, but i didnt really understand what he was saying. He said he set it up where it is reading accurately, but how do i kno if it is accurate? Im just a little worried cause ive heard distilled water is usually around 7.0 area, and my tester is reading 8.1
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thnx in advance
My question for today is how do i maintain a certain ph lvl? I bought a hanna ph tester online and had no idea how to use it, so i took it to the aquarium store and the guy adjusted for me and said it is reading accurate now. When i got home i tested it in some distilled water and tap water. disstilled read at 8.1 and tap read at 7.4. I bought some ph down from that same store, and i attempted to bring the distilled waters ph down a bit so i put not even a drop, more like 1/10th of a drop of this stuff in my large glass of water and the ph dropped to 3.3 I cant believe how much it dropped, so now im wondering how am i going to get in at exactly 6.5 - 6.8 area? I kno i could always just add more water, but i was planning on using distilled water the whole time, would it make a big difference ifi just used plain tap water?
I asked the guy at the aquarium store if he could explain to me how he was able to set the tester to an accurate reading, but i didnt really understand what he was saying. He said he set it up where it is reading accurately, but how do i kno if it is accurate? Im just a little worried cause ive heard distilled water is usually around 7.0 area, and my tester is reading 8.1
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thnx in advance