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Hi guys and gals. I had fresh water tanks growing up and recently decided to buy another setup. I have a 30 gallon tank with all new equipment. I set my tank up and waited about 3 days and began buying live plants getting everything set for the fish. i checked my ph the first day and all was well. About a week in i check it and it has spiked very high. The water was clear and the plants looked good but the ph was pushing 7.8 or higher. I do a partial change and use a ph down tablet that worked for about one day. I eventually tear the tank down in frustration and move the plants to a stable backup tank. I clean everything and give the aquarium 2 days to settle with NOTHING but an empty tank. I also keep 5 gallons in a clean bucket separate from everything... so low and behold 2 days later the PH has spiked again with nothing in the tank? I check the bucket i quarantined and guess what... the ph is spiked the same as the fish tank... what the heck is going on? :fishGreen: