Need to bring ph down

Is there anyways to bring down the Ph?
I can't get any ph down at the pet store at the moment until their shipment comes in.

 

There is often no need to decrease pH unless your pH is off-the-charts and/or you're raising/breeding acidic-loving fish. Trying to change your pH can often bring on swings that are much more harmful to your fish than being slightly out of their pH comfort range.

What fish are you keeping? What pH is your water naturally at?

The best way to lower pH with the least risk of harmful fluctuations is with natural elements like Indian almond leaves. Dead, dry oak leaves will also work.

 

What is your tap ph also?

 

There is often no need to decrease pH unless your pH is off-the-charts and/or you're raising/breeding acidic-loving fish. Trying to change your pH can often bring on swings that are much more harmful to your fish than being slightly out of their pH comfort range.

What fish are you keeping? What pH is your water naturally at?

The best way to lower pH with the least risk of harmful fluctuations is with natural elements like Indian almond leaves. Dead, dry oak leaves will also work.

Depends. I tried almond leaves and my ph didn’t budge because my hardness is high. My ph is 8.2 and has stayed there forever. I added a lot of driftwood and a bunch of almond leaves and it never moved.

OP if you want to adjust your ph down you’ll likely need to mix ro water and tap water. Read the sticky at the top.

 

There is often no need to decrease pH unless your pH is off-the-charts and/or you're raising/breeding acidic-loving fish. Trying to change your pH can often bring on swings that are much more harmful to your fish than being slightly out of their pH comfort range.

What fish are you keeping? What pH is your water naturally at?

The best way to lower pH with the least risk of harmful fluctuations is with natural elements like Indian almond leaves. Dead, dry oak leaves will also work.

I just wanted to lower it like .5 because I usually have it at 7.0ph but it was at 7.5ph.
I have silver dollars, glofish, siamese alge eater, pleco, and 2 khulI loaches.

Sorry for not replying sooner I ended up losing some of my fish to columnaris I think so I had to put them all back into the smaller tank for now. While I clean out my bigger tank.

My tank is back at 7.0 but thank you for the suggestions! I really appreciate it

 

I just wanted to lower it like .5 because I usually have it at 7.0ph but it was at 7.5ph.
I have silver dollars, glofish, siamese alge eater, pleco, and 2 khulI loaches.

Sorry for not replying sooner I ended up losing some of my fish to columnaris I think so I had to put them all back into the smaller tank for now. While I clean out my bigger tank.

My tank is back at 7.0 but thank you for the suggestions! I really appreciate it

I have kept most of those fish at 8.4, fish can almost always adjust to any ph.

 

If this happens again, do know that most domestic fish, especially the ones you have, will tolerate a much wider range than 7.0-7.5 so it is absolutely nothing to fret over. Sorry to hear about the columnaris.

The last time I tested a tank's pH was over two years ago. And I have moved three times since then! My fish don't care.

 

If this happens again, do know that most domestic fish, especially the ones you have, will tolerate a much wider range than 7.0-7.5 so it is absolutely nothing to fret over. Sorry to hear about the columnaris.

The last time I tested a tank's pH was over two years ago. And I have moved three times since then! My fish don't care.

Okay cool! Thanks I just worry because some people like to stress the importance about ph, I know it's important but some people make it seem like its life or death if it's too high or too low lol so I never know what to think haha
And yeah it sucks, but I havent lost anymore so far so I'm happy about that

 

Keep doing weekly water changes with your un-messed with tap water and you should be fine. Fish do better tolerating water than wild swings every time you change water. Your fish you have are fine in that ph.