What do i add to water to make the ph level go up, and how do i test it????

Question

have a 2500 ltr tank that needs to be on a ph level of 7 what do i do, ph on 3 at the moment

Answer 1

You can try put in some coral or marble chips in the tank.  

Answer 2

It's not chlorine that makes pH go high. It's the hydrogen ions present in a compound that makes something acidic.

Introduce more bases on your solution like sodium hydroxide, anything that has a hydroxide ion.

To test it you can use litmus paper, or phenolphthalein.

Answer 3

ok. so..i dont exactly have an idea for you. and this is probably really old anyway.

but i wanna know how you got it to be on three.

because i need mine to be 3 for a science fair project..and google isnt much help!

Answer 4

go to petland discount or a pet shop, that have items that will balance the pH of the water, since some fish need that, that carry all things that will help with the ph level.

Answer 5

chlorine makes the ph go up and to test the water you can go down to your local home depot or lowes to buy test strips