Hot Seat 1: Did pH KILL My Fish? How Important is pH in AQUARIUMS?
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Published 2023-06-17
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All Comments (21)
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I've been a fish fruitcake for 50 years, and this is HANDS DOWN thee most important video I have EVER seen. I mean this is on the leaving of understanding basic cycling. Absolutely INCREDIBLE information!!!!
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These types of videos are so great! We need more of Dan in hot seat!! Maybe even a cardboard cutout of flames behind him next time 😂. Wishing any who see this a wonderful weekend! ✌️
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Excellent balance of technical detail and nontechnical language 👍👍
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This discussion was great. And doing it from memory, it’s very well done. I think you captured the discussion around freshwater tropical fish with regards to pH, salinity, and alkalinity. Now, this won’t apply across the spectrum of hobby aquarium species. But it’s well articulated with regards to freshwater fish.
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In my experience, Dan is 100% correct!
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pH is a goose chase. pH reads per hydrogen which is why spikes happen when you do water changes and why outgassing your water it lowers pH. Over oxygenation in water lines causes high pH readings. Hardness is key.
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For not being a chemist you nailed it. A bit of crushed coral and sea salt will buffer your pH, keeping it stable, AND decrease the influx of water across cell membranes of fish. Great video!
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I like the video, but.... Really I loved the video and it needs to be a series, I just think you over explained Ph. You lead into Gh and Kh but never explain them. You also had the opportunity to give your thoughts on TDS. I would like to hear more.
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The point of your message is to work with our hard city water , in order to maintain steady parameters. I agree 100%. What about mixing RO water with tap water to bring dish the tds ? Can you please please talk about that. There are soft water fish and aquatic plants that probably wouldn’t do well in hard alkaline water
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Fantastic information and great delivery Dan. Thanks for your great work in the industry.
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thank you dan i enjoyed this question type hotseat video. like#3
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As long as your PH is high enough for your beneficial bacteria...if not? Do water changes daily! Otherwise, I am with you on keeping the water parameters stable. I have clouds coming out of my tap here in NC. I have to do more than most, to provide a stable environment. Water changes kill my fish. This hobby is like math & life. There is more than one way to get to your goal/destination. I too am just some fish geek, so take my comment and do what you will with it. It works for me.
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Going to be interesting if off-gassing is mentioned. I definitely recommend what Dan has said (so far in my viewing about using KH and GH as a relevant measure).
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Great info! Thank you!
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Good information. This topic has been on my mind a lot lately as I am having difficulty keeping neo shrimp alive. You've helped me understand better some of the factors at play.
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Awesome info as always -- thanks again. Probably your dorkiest thumbnail though. :)
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This relieved me a lot...I am planning on getting fish for the first time and did all this research, picked out what kind I wanted(all of which were fish suited for softer water...), only to find out my tap water here in SoCal is apparently very, very high in pH and hardness
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Our tap water is weird. pH is about 7.6-7.8, yet it's very soft. I've tested it multiple times (API liquid test kits) with the same result: about 2-3 degrees of both KH and GH, if that.
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Excellent video! I am moving this month and this subject "hits home" dad pun not intended
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Excellent information!
