Quote Originally Posted by chadsvb
On another note, I picked up a Digital pH Pen and some pH Up & Down. My water is around 5.8pH out of the fosset (or is it faucet?). I up'd it to 6.8pH, hoping to keep it as optimal as possible without getting it too high.

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That pH straight from the faucet seems incredibly low, tap water is normally above 7.0 to help protect metal pipework from years of acid errosion. Did you buy any buffer solution to calibrate your pH meter? I would check that asap, because it seems very odd to me. If your meter is out of calibration you might have tap water of say 7.5 and you have upped it to say 8.5. I hope i'M wrong, but I would definately check it out!