ViS Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I was just down adding tang buffer to my system, and I accidentally spilled some from the bucket into the sump So the system got about 4 scoops instead of 1 The pH went from 7.8 to over 9.0 within 5 minutes Unfortunately the fry tanks are the lowest so they bore the brunt of the cloudy water. If I go back down in 10 minutes and all my fish are dead, consider this my resignation All I can do it add some fresh water and dilute it down a touch..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirulis Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Thats 10 times the alkalinity isn't it, I reckon they'll be right though...cichlids are tough Fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 Well an hour later and the pH has settled back to 8.4 The tanks are still cloudy and the pH rise and 100 litres of fresh water seems to have triggered half of them to spawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicksGotFish Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Now is the time you edit your first post and start bragging about how you found a way for your cichlids to breed Well an hour later and the pH has settled back to 8.4 The tanks are still cloudy and the pH rise and 100 litres of fresh water seems to have triggered half of them to spawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 Nah I think I'll just touch wood and leave it at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warooda Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I was told once by a discus breeder to get them to breed, when you do a water change turn the temp down 4degs and then slowly turn in up 8 degs over a few days then do another water change. He swears it worked every time. reckons it mimicks rainfall patterens or something... Maybe you just found the key breeders have been hunting for.. I wouldn't want to try it myself though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooba Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Hope my peacocks are ok!!! I've got faith in ya Andy Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicksGotFish Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Maybe you just found the key breeders have been hunting for.. I wouldn't want to try it myself though.. Yep I think it's just a little bit risky..... Andy just got lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted January 27, 2005 Author Share Posted January 27, 2005 Yeah Steve they are fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooba Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Sweet, I've been held up with the tanks a bit, but i'm plumbing it today so shouldn't be much longer and i'll pick em up. Thanks Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chorrylan Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 If you think about it... there really shouldn't have been cause for concern. The whole idea of a Ph buffer is that it is going to seek a Ph equilibrium. Drop it into a tank with low Ph and it'll react to free up Hydrogen thus raising the Ph, drop it into an already alkaline solution and it'll react to assimilate Hydrogen thus lowering the Ph. The difference between a standard dose and a huge overdose is a very temporary spike as it seeks it's equilibrium point and an increase in dissolved salts measurable as Gh. I can't imagine a rapid rise in Gh being too good for the fish but it's at least not usually lethal whereas a rapid drop can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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