Ways To Lower Ph???

My tap water has fairly high ph(7.4-8.1) and I need some ways to lower ph, that won't effect the plants, I heard adding driftwood will help but does it really make a noticeable difference?

 

It can if you let the tannins leach, but usually lowering the pH isn't needed. Why do you need to lower it?

 

It can if you let the tannins leach, but usually lowering the pH isn't needed. Why do you need to lower it?

I heard that neon tetras are very sensitive to ph levels, and i'm planning on getting some.

 

You just need the pH to be stable. I keep discus that "need" a pH of 6-7 but I keep them in 8.1. Fish just need stable pH instead of "perfect" pH. I would keep the pH the same as the tap.

 

I heard that neon tetras are very sensitive to ph levels, and i'm planning on getting some.

Hardness more so than PH. They don't require the water they do in the wild as the chances are about 99% yours will be tank raised many generations. Neons are one of the few species I can't adapt to my well water but it is very hard, with KH off the charts.