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Question about transfering betta to new tank

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#1 ·
I want to transfer 1 of my betta fish to a 6.6 gallon tank,i checked the ph in his current tank and it is about 7.2 ,the new tank's ph is 6.3 is there any danger in transferring him over to the new tank with the lower ph .
 
#32 ·
Still thinking about your alkalinity question....

You can use the same pH scale to help determine alkalinity.

For acids: the lower the pH, the more acidic the solution.
For bases: the higher the pH, the more basic (alkaline) the solution.

For example, two solutions:
A) pH=7
B) pH=8

Solution B (pH=8) is 10 times more basic (alkaline) than solution A (pH=7).

For acidity: you're measuring the number of hydronium ions. (These are also called hydrogen ions, or protons.)
More hydronium ions = more acidic = lower pH

For alkalinity: you're measuring the number of hydroxide ions.
More hydroxide ions = more basic (alkaline) = higher pH

When a solution is neutral (pH=7), it's because the number of hydrondium ions = the number of hydroxide ions. (The solution is neither acidic nor basic.)
 
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