Pebble6852
Member
Hello!
So, my tap water is a little on the high side (around 8) and I know axys prefer around 7.6. I was wondering how to go about lowering it? All other parameters are good (ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate ~20) and I also have a chiller keeping my water at 63 degrees. Tank is 20 gal. I have been researching, and I saw that driftwood can help but I also saw others saying it barely does anything. I also saw Indian almond leaves and peat moss can be used but I wanted to ask here before doing anything to make sure it was ok! I have a canister filter I can easily add the leaves/moss/whatever into as well. I would prefer not to have discolored water, so if there’s a way to do it without discoloration that would be awesome but ofc I’m more concerned with keeping him in a good environment.
So, my tap water is a little on the high side (around 8) and I know axys prefer around 7.6. I was wondering how to go about lowering it? All other parameters are good (ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate ~20) and I also have a chiller keeping my water at 63 degrees. Tank is 20 gal. I have been researching, and I saw that driftwood can help but I also saw others saying it barely does anything. I also saw Indian almond leaves and peat moss can be used but I wanted to ask here before doing anything to make sure it was ok! I have a canister filter I can easily add the leaves/moss/whatever into as well. I would prefer not to have discolored water, so if there’s a way to do it without discoloration that would be awesome but ofc I’m more concerned with keeping him in a good environment.