Why do I need to check the water pH of my aquarium?

Why do I need to check the water pH of my aquarium?

PH is critical, namely stable pH is critical. All of the ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates are all acidic-based toxins and they're constantly try to drive your pH down. Natural tap water is anywhere from neutral 70 on up to about 78 in most areas. Fish adapt to that pH. If you've got acids and waste constantly trying to drive that down, that's really going to irritate your fish. PH is log rhythmic so to move from 70 to 69 is 10 times basically, over simplified 10 times more shocking that you could seem to be because of the value of pH. It's critical on aquarium, testing is very simple and you get a test kit at any fish store.