Q: My aquatic plants that I bought are turning brown and soggy around the edges. What could be the problem?
-Shelly of Jacksonville, TX
A: This is a very good question and it starts with testing your pond’s pH levels. The nuetral pH level in water 7.0, but if the pH gets up to 8.5 or higher it will have a harmful effect on plants. If your pH is high, you can use pH Drop to slowly bring it back down. Another thing to do is to test your tap water’s pH level. If this level is high, you may want to count on using pH Drop every time you do a water change or after it rains.
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My ph levels r normal and t plants r still dieing? Help
Hi Melanie – What types of plants are you having trouble with?
@eric
The more acidic the lower the pH. The more alkaline the higher the pH. Rain water will lower the pH as it can have a pH of about 6.
I wouldn’t reccomend adding Ph down after every rainfall. Rain water is naturally more acidic and shouldn’t raise the Ph. If anything it would lower it in large quantity