Rasied PH from calcium reactor

[henrystyle]

My advice would be to let the tank do what it wants to do...let it settle out at a pH its happy with...and use the reactor to control the tanks dKh, not the tanks pH...as long as your tanks dKh is within the right ranges, then all's well.

If anything, your in an evyable position...most people with Ca reactors actually have to fight a balancing act between adding enough C02 to get a good DkH out of the reactor, whilst not suppressing the tanks pH too much with large amounts of low pH effluant.

regards

Simon

You hit it on the head. Im just watching the tank right now and it is starting to settle out. My dkh is steady so Im not to worried about the ph swing. Some days the ph is hi and somedays its normal but the Alk is steady. Thanks for the explanation Simon. Much appreciated.

 

[Bob 1000]

A couple post back I suggested to just leave the tank.. It's not that bad.. Ph really doesn't stay high from a calcium reactor.. Especially if your effluent is in the 6.5 range.. In a few weeks you'll be wondering why it's low,,lol.. Then You'll be refered to my ph rock threads by me or mone of the many people here with it in their tanks,,lol..

 

[Simon Garratt]

A couple post back I suggested to just leave the tank..

Theres no better satisfaction in life than having the oportunity to say..

I told you so...:tongue1:

I'm with you there bob...petty i know...but so much fun...

regards

 

[Bob 1000]

LMAO, but I wasn't trying to say I told you so.. If I did say that I would have said it 146 times since I started here.. Yes I have a pice of paper next to my computer that I mark off all the times I could've said "I told you so".. Some people just think I'm crazy, I think,,lol...

 

[AlohaTropics]

Its actually kinda futile trying to control the PH. Alkalinity is the key component. Your PH will rise and fall but maintaining stable dkh will keep your corals healthy. A low dkh will help you keep Ca, Mg at higher levels without heavy precipitation of Carbonate. You mentioned natural sea water levels before which means you want to keep your dkh at approximately 7. This would also keep your precipitation build up to a minimum but you will probably also experience a pH of around 8.0-8.2 as long as your Ca stays at around 400-450ppm and Mg is 1300-1400. These are natural seawater conditions. If you can do it without heavily swaying your water temperature, keep your tank ventilated with FRESH air. Turbulent circulation of water will not disperse CO2 from your system if the room is not circulating fresh air.

 

[Bob 1000]

Socting oxydator will keep you O2 levels close to 100%, and thats with the windows closed,,lol.. But you will eat up more of the solution... I can get them if anyone else needs one.. There's only one dealer in the US.. The others are not the real deal..