PH Poll

[Josh]

I have been having some issues keeping my PH high lately and was wondering what everyone else hits as their daily daylight period PH.

Please vote and feel free to comment.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Same here.I struggle to keep it at 8.0 without buffering.

 

[Killerdrgn]

You should add one more option of I don't know.

 

[jerl77]

whats ph never checked mine!!!!! if you dont check you dont worry about it.

 

[NYreefNoob]

Mine Stays Constistant Between 8.15-8.25 With Help Of Cal Reactor And Running Fuge Light Opposite Hours

 

[pecan2phat]

I was contemplating on adding a kalk reactor to offset the Calcium reactor's low Ph effect.

 

[Bob 1000]

Same here.I struggle to keep it at 8.0 without buffering.

Your ph is still low with the rocks I gave you??? Drop those rocks in...

 

[ZANYMASTER]

They're in Tobin.Not going to keep adding rock.Not enough room.

 

[KathyC]

8.2 both the 120 & 33g.
My issue is keeping my Alk up

 

[hijinks]

my ph has always been 8.4 since day 1

 

[duke62]

hey josh your tank is fairly new.it will stabalize soon.keep up with your maintanence and it will be fine.im sure you know everything that i have said just for others who are having same problems.it took me 2 months for stability of my ph mainly due to alk.keep us posted.

 

[Bob 1000]

I have been having some issues keeping my PH high lately and was wondering what everyone else hits as their daily daylight period PH.

Please vote and feel free to comment.

Did you use the MR rock?? That should have held ph..

 

[MatthewScars]

mine was 7.8 - 8.0 for the first six months.

Once i added some more coral/LR and dosing 3 table spoons of each of the 2 part, my ph is 8.0 8.2. My VC dosing doesnt even effect it

 

[pecan2phat]

my ph has always been 8.4 since day 1

Calibrate your PH probe!

 

[Bob 1000]

They're in Tobin.Not going to keep adding rock.Not enough room.

If those big pieces didn't affect your ph your probe isn't calibrated right or something is seriously wrong.. My ph would have gone up a couple of points putting those size pieces in...

 

[LeslieS]

Isn't Tropic Marin Pro Reef supposed to help with either PH or Alk problems? I cannot remember which one it was.

 

[Bob 1000]

Put some aragocrete in your system and the ph should raise and hold stable for months...
A lot of people here use it and there ph was raised and held stable for months... If that can't raise your ph and stabilze it for a couple of months then:
1. Your Co2 levels are to high..(Not enough fresh air in the room or water changes)
2. You need carbon because of chemicals building up in your system holding ph lower..
3. Too much vodka... Leave it in the bar if your not going to follow directions to the T..
But hey, these are just my observations from dealing with clients tanks and my own trial and error...

Oh yeah, the only salt I have ever used id Regular IO..

 

[Simon Garratt]

Hi Guy's

Not wanting to teach anyone to suck eggs here, but here is an article i did for a UK publication that may be of help to some. if nothing else it may give you some extra channels of investigation or remedy that hadnt been considerd yet.


http://www.reef-eden.net/chasing_ph.htm

Regards

Simon.

 

[emmanuel]

simmon that was a good article

 

[Bob 1000]

Good read Simon Garratt..