ph down

I know people say not to mess with pH, but my tap water is very high. I'm talking around 8.4 high. My betta always stresses after water changes and I noticed as i was pouring out my tank pH test into the sink that the vial water turned blue as it hit the tap water, so i did a tap water test...

Hello everyone. I have a 1 gallon tank and just checked the ph level of the water. The meter reads just a fraction below 6.0. I understand this maybe too low for Ken so how should I increase the ph ? Should I put in a tiny bit of baking soda to increase it ? Can I do this with Ken still in...

Yesturday I went to petco and got a heater there. It was petco's brand, it worked horribly. :cry:It wouldn't even turn on when I plugged it in, and I read the directions like 50 times. I got a in-tank thermometer and it has a little suction cup thing so it doesn't fall off. Right now my...