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Sorry for not updating, but I had to let the tank be and get away from the measurments for a while, I was worried that I would become part of the problem. It turns out that my Salifert ph kit does not seem to be sensitive enough, it always read 8.0 regardless of the ph being higher (8.3) I...

Well to complicate things even more, the store tested my water and thier Ph reading agreed with mine around 7.8 but thier KH reading of 4 was much lower than mine 11.2 and, thats why they recommended that product. I have given the tank one dose and I suspect that in addition to everything else...

Found another lfs, http://www.lovely-pets.com/ and they were concerned about the low Ph high Ca problem and recommended dosing with Kent Marine's Superbuffer-dKH and said that should raise my Ph and KH. I'll let you know how this goes.

Hi Chris, I tried before to get the lfs to test my ph and he stated that he does not do that, that i should simply look for trends. At that time i bought some calibration solutions and have recalibrated a couple of times. Right now I believe I have two choices, trying a few zoa's and or easy...

different approach, Date Time Meas. Tank Water make up water 3/24/2006 3:30 PM Sg 1.028 1.029 Temp 78.8 78 Ph Pinpoint 7.76 7.92 Ph Salifert 8.0 8.0 Ca 500 500 KH 11.2 12.2 AlK 4.0 4.34

Hmmm the cut and paste from xcel did not go well in my previous message :/

Alright, I checked the calibration on my PH meter, it needed a slight adjustment. Here are the measurements. It looks like the cause of my low ph high Ca problem is the Coralife salt mix. There is no bioload at this time just live rock. Does this mean I should change to another brand of...

Hi Chris, Well this is a little embarrasing :oops: but it looks as thought the salwater is the culprit. Measured a new batch thats only been airating for about 7 hours and the ph is 7.74 at 78 degrees. Coral life states the ph should be between 8.2 and 8.3. So considering all of this...

O.K. I airated some tankwater outside for about 9 hours, it was somewhat sunny today, the Ph measured 7.86 at 61 degrees compared to the water in the tank, 7.62 at 78 degrees with the lighting on all day.

OK, I did what Chris suggested and airated some tank water, after about 12 hours of airation the tank ph was 7.70 at a temp of 80 degress. The airated tank water ph was 7.69 at at room temp of 62 degrees.

I just got my Salifert KH/Alk test and here are the readings, KH 12.2 (in dKH) and Alk 4.34 meq/L. The other tank paramater are as outlined in the original post. Also I am airating a container of tank water and will measure the ph in the a.m. Any advice about these readings? I do have...

Awesome :)

Thanks for your help, If the lfs has and Alk/KH test kit I will pick one up today and get the results to you. Otherwises I will have to mail order. I will do the test that Chris suggests also. I do need to get more information on dosing, additives,and maintaining an Ionic balance. Being a...

Forgot to mention that I am using and topping off with RO/DI. And changing 5 gallons per week.

Hello, Started my tank about 3 months ago, and the ph has been low since the start. Its a 75g, with about 90lbs live rock, some carrib sea substrate, skimmer and low turnover rate via the sump about 300gph estimated. I am using a Pinpoint ph meter that has been calibrated twice, and recently...