Ph during cycle?

My cycle is approx a week in. Both NO2 and NO3 are rising every day.
Ammonia is around 5.
I'm talking about a 240l tank (+/- 63 gallon)

I am a bit concerned about my Ph values. The water from the tab is 7.9 which I checked on the website of our water supplier and that's accurate.
At the moment, the water in my tank is 8.3
I also read that ammonia has a Ph of 11 so I am wondering, is that what could cause the increased Ph? Will it go down again when the cycle completes and ammonia goes to 0?

I assume it won't go below 7.9 as that's what I originally put it.
It's also a planted tank. Not really heavy but enough...

I'm wondering if I should worry about the Ph?
Eventually I want to put angelfish in the tank which according to various sources, they need around 6.8-7 for Ph.
I also talked about this to my LFS and they say they sell 3th generation angelfish which are all bread in local water that also have a Ph of around 7.5 so they should be adjusted on these values...

All these numbers sometimes makes me worry. I want to provide the best environment for the fish so maybe I'm developing some OCD here...

 

Substrate plays a big role on ph. But fish can easily adapt to a wide range of ph so no worries, I have kept angelfish in water of 8.4 ph

 

I keep my angels along with many other fish that prefer a lower ph in water that has a ph of 8.0. a lot of aquarium fish can adapt and live in many different environments due to captive breeding and/or the species has just adapted to survive in aquariums so I wouldn’t be too worried

 

I too would not be too worried about it. I’d say watch your fish selection though. Of course many fish will adapt however there are some that like very low ph that will not be able to adapt.

 

Hello Yan...

Fish you get at the local pet store are fine in tank water with a steady pH of 6.5 to 8.5. Once the tank water is established, you just need to remove and replace half or more of the tank water every week.

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ok great good to hear.
So shouldn't worry to much about Ph. As long as it remains stable and does't go spiking from one day to another...

If I understand it correct, for most captive bread fish, stable parameters are more important than specifics? Of course, some fish still need specifics but it's less important with captive bread fish, right? As long as the water parameters remain stable and tank if correctly cycled, I shouldn't have to worry to much about specifics.

 

ok great good to hear.
So shouldn't worry to much about Ph. As long as it remains stable and does't go spiking from one day to another...

If I understand it correct, for most captive bread fish, stable parameters are more important than specifics? Of course, some fish still need specifics but it's less important with captive bread fish, right? As long as the water parameters remain stable and tank if correctly cycled, I shouldn't have to worry to much about specifics.

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ok great good to hear.
So shouldn't worry to much about Ph. As long as it remains stable and does't go spiking from one day to another...

If I understand it correct, for most captive bread fish, stable parameters are more important than specifics? Of course, some fish still need specifics but it's less important with captive bread fish, right? As long as the water parameters remain stable and tank if correctly cycled, I shouldn't have to worry to much about specifics.

For the most part yes. However there are some fish that like low ph in the 4 range and that would not apply to those fish. Also some need soft water and I’d assume by tour ph you have hard water. You should get a KH test kit to make sure that’s in the normal range to keep your ph steady. Also some cichlids like high ph of course you’d be ok with that.
some fish will lose color in high ph hard water.

 

Kh is 7 and Gh is 10 so that's normal I guess...

 

Kh is 7 and Gh is 10 so that's normal I guess...

Perfect actually. Your ph should be stable.