How do I *lower* the pH value?

[someonesneaky]

I just got the game as a gift, and was playing the tutorial. I picked up the second quest, 'Time Warp', and suddenly noticed all my fish are dead. I bought a new set, and checked their stats -- apparently the PH in the tank is maxed out.

I can't figure out how to lower it, though, and there are no in-game suggestions. Google just gives me tips for real-life aquariums,which I translated to in-game, but the only one I can do is 'add wood'. I bout the two pieces I have available, but if I buy more, I'm gonna run out of money soon. The other tips were increase CO2, and use peat moss filter, neither of which are available at level 1, and adding the acid to lower it is a temporary fix that reverts within seconds.

I'm at a loss, now, and could only save and quit to avoid murdering my fish with my cluelessness. Help? :(

[Bîp mawr cysglyd]

regular water change like 1nce per week in game time and add some wood find a balance, its hard to get a set up to not die on maximum speed u can do time warp quest on medium speed and water change while its speeding

[someonesneaky]

Ah ha, thank you very much!

I did not expect this game to be so complicated and realistic. I just wanted pretty fish to look at. :P

[Chrisie]

I use a wood root to lower the PH value. That happens by itself.

To increase the PH value, I swap some of the water (faucet).

[uhamster9]

Originally posted by someonesneaky:

Ah ha, thank you very much!

I did not expect this game to be so complicated and realistic. I just wanted pretty fish to look at. :P

Complicated? Yes. But the game is far from realistic. Real aquariums are much more stable than this.

[someonesneaky]

I meant realistic as in having to balance levels and watch temperatures and keep things level and matching this to that but not to that. I was just expecting just some way to have a nice fish tank running in the background or something.