Why Would My Aged Water Ph Rise Even After Using "neutral Regulator?"

"SOLVED" Thanks everyone!

Our tap water is the following:

Straight out of tap:
PH: 7.4
GH: 160
KH: 70

Aged 24 hours:
PH: 7.4
GH: 140
KH: 60

We fill a clean 5 gallon jug with tap water. Then, we treat it with Prime and Neutral Regulator. When we check the water 24 hours later the PH is still 7.4. I thought this is what the Neutral Regulator was suppose to do.

 

I suggest that you don't use any pH adjusters. They work only temporarily and you will always have fluctuating pH. It's best to have a stable pH, than trying to adjust it with chemicals. Most fish can adjust to the pH of the host tank, that is why acclimation is very important.
Also pH adjusters are money grabbers.

 

Our tap water is the following:

Straight out of tap:
PH: 7.4
GH: 160
KH: 70

Aged 24 hours:
PH: 7.4
GH: 140
KH: 60

We fill a clean 5 gallon jug with tap water. Then, we treat it with Prime and Neutral Regulator. When we check the water 24 hours later the PH is still 7.4. I thought this is what the Neutral Regulator was suppose to do.

Your PH is fine for just about any fish and practically neutral. Why are you adding PH chemicals? Do you like wasting time and money?

 

I suggest that you don't use any pH adjusters. They work only temporarily and you will always have fluctuating pH. It's best to have a stable pH, than trying to adjust it with chemicals. Most fish can adjust to the pH of the host tank, that is why acclimation is very important.
Also pH adjusters are money grabbers.

I didn't know they only worked temporarily. Thanks!

Your PH is fine for just about any fish and practically neutral. Why are you adding PH chemicals? Do you like wasting time and money?

I thought that 7.4 was a pretty high PH level. Thanks for the tip!

 

I thought that 7.4 was a pretty high PH level.

When I first started in the hobby I used pH adjusters as well, thinking that I needed an exact 7.0 pH. I probably would have kept using it if I hadn't ran out of it, and didn't use any for about a month or so, and realized my fish were just fine with a higher pH than recommended.

Just a quick thought.
If you are really worried about pH and want to keep it more neutral, you can try Chemi-pure. It sort of like carbon, but 20x better. I've always used it (not this time around) and never had a problem with pH swings. Chemi-pure kept my pH perfectly neutral. It kept my water so clean and clear, and gave the water a blue-ish white color. Chemi-pure can be used up to 4-6 months before being replaced.
The only reason why I am not using g it this time around is because the fish I have/getting need a pretty high pH, and the Chemi-pure will not keep it where I need it to be.
But I still use carbon.