I have neocardian in a 6 gallon aquarium but only filled 4 gallons for now, I keep a low light maybe 10 hrs a day it dose get sun for a like 2 hrs a day it has hornewort with java moss which are not fully grown yet . I've had the old tank setup over a month before I transfered it over and I've tested the water with api test kits . I have monapi wood with one cholla wood and Indian captta leaves with are from sungrown and very tiny so probably 3 to 4 per gallon right now. I added leaf green fert on sun and bactra ae on Wed and noticed on during the week the ph went up to 8 which is usually around 6ish. I've not don't a water change since the new tank which has been up for a week now .my tank is very brown so I know tannis are being released .
10 neocaridina shrimp in 4gallon
Ph around orange 6ish
Gh around 8 drops or 143.2 ppm
Kh 6 or 107.4 ppm
Ammonia 0
Nitrates 0
Nitrites 0
I've added alage wafer 2 days ago and I'm not sure if it's causing ph to rise or if the fert plus bacteria but I read that a bloom dose not increase ph. I'm not sure why it rises . I hope that's enough info