I'm really hating reef chemistry right now. I've been fine tuning Ca and alk for the last month. Only to find that now I have high ph. It tested high 2 weeks ago. Did a wc and this week it's still high. Read the reef chemistry provided by Herman in another post and also the associated ph problems article. Read the recommendations and trying to figure it out now. I know there are no easy answers and I just have to work it out slowly. Just po'd and frustrated and needed to vent. Here are my parameters in case someone has something helpful to add. Btw..I'm off my ass researching this now becaue I just bought two new fish and one didn't even make it through acclimation. lfs pointed to ph problem though I doubt if that's the major cause. It was a beautiful anthia too. I also realize that the problem may be my tests as well...can anyone rec a good ph test?
90g
aga megaflow sump model 3
coralife skimmer
4x65w pcs
3 x 1200 1x 900 maxijets
dosing kent liq Ca & C-Balance 2 part
15-20g wc every other week
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
salinity 1.024
Ca 400
Alk 2.9 mil equivalents per liter
ph 8.5??*
*I use Red Sea tests. The chart has grey as 8.2, purple as 8.4 and royal purple as 8.6. My repeated tests come out as a navy color
livestock
2 ocellaris clowns
1 keyhole angel
3 chromis
1 yellow tailed damsel
1 sixline(new)
2 peppermint shrimp
1 serpent star
20ish hermits
20ish small snails
frogspawn
zoos
kenya tree
blastos
gsp
90g
aga megaflow sump model 3
coralife skimmer
4x65w pcs
3 x 1200 1x 900 maxijets
dosing kent liq Ca & C-Balance 2 part
15-20g wc every other week
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
salinity 1.024
Ca 400
Alk 2.9 mil equivalents per liter
ph 8.5??*
*I use Red Sea tests. The chart has grey as 8.2, purple as 8.4 and royal purple as 8.6. My repeated tests come out as a navy color
livestock
2 ocellaris clowns
1 keyhole angel
3 chromis
1 yellow tailed damsel
1 sixline(new)
2 peppermint shrimp
1 serpent star
20ish hermits
20ish small snails
frogspawn
zoos
kenya tree
blastos
gsp