I don’t know if that’s a clue to the problem, but I thought I’d throw it out there. I really hope that you can help. Thanks for your time. Tiffany pH Question from 11/25/05, Posted 12/08/2005 sorry…! 12/9/05 Thanks much for the reply, Gage. The decoration theme is more “ancient Rome” than Sponge Bob and burping clams, however. (Not what I envisioned, either, but someday I may be Master and Commander of my aquarium. 🙂 I was interested in your statement that a pH range of 6.8 to 7.0 is a “potentially large swing”. I will nail it down as you advised. Like so many before me have suggested, there is much to learn and digest. When I’m c