how do i

[key_555]

How do i lower the ph level in my fish tank my
Ammonia is at 0.25
no2 is at 0
no3 is in between 5.0 and 10
pH is at 7.6 is that good or bad if any one can help thanks

[Neo]

20-25% percent water changes every day, they have ph up/down at lfs's, but i would really reccomend that, because i heard it messes with your tank.

[Neo]

and as far as it being good or bad it depends on the fish that you have, im guessing that u have a betta, bettas do best in 7.0 i think, but they can adapt to just about any ph, as long as its not too much higher or lower than 7.0, i think i could be wrong, but i hope this helps

[key_555]

i have bettas and a mystery snail and thanks i will just try the water changes every day

[Neo]

glad to help bro, if that doesnt work, go on some websites and read reviews about the ph up/down, or ask around on this site about it. I know my ph is about 7.2 and my fish are doing great

[Flashygrrl]

Welllll...have you tested your tap water pH? If it's also 7.6 then water changes won't do you any good of course. Try a piece of driftwood or filtering over a bit of peat.

[key_555]

what is peat

[Lupin]

Originally Posted by key_555

what is peat

Decayed plant matter that releases tannic acids causing the water to acidify.

See this.
http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?h=aquariumpeat

[key_555]

dose the driftwood do the same thing a peat. Also dose peat really change the water brown. I dont know what to do thanks for the link though but i dont know if i want my ph to go down to 4-5 i want it to go down but not to much because the snail needs 7.5

[iamntbatman]

I wouldn't really worry about trying to drop your pH. Most fish will be able to adapt to that pH, and lowering it below 7.0 will cause your snail's shell to erode.