low ph

I recently purchased a 13.5 gallon reef tank that has been up and running for 18 months before me purchasing and moving it 5 weeks ago. I keep all the rock, sand, and equipment, and about 50% of the water from before the move. My PH is constantly low 7.2 - 7.5. DHK has been rising and is now...

perfect condition. Most of the media is in the container, I didn’t have Chance to actually used it.

Hi all, My IM 80g AIO tank has been running for just over six weeks, through the cycle. Testing shows that Alk level is nominal for Tropic Marin Pro Reef, but Ph and Ca remain low. Current averages: Alk: 7.65 dKH (Tropic Marin PR specs 7-8dKH) Ca: 280 ppm Mg: 1440 ppm pH: 7.9 For pH, I did...

I recently acquired a used Reef Octopus Classic 110 INT skimmer from an online vendor that came with the skimmer lid shown in the photo. I have been battling low tank PH and want to either run a line from the skimmer to the outside OR use a CO2 Scrubber in an attempt to get a ph bump. (Drops to...

I'm having low pH issues and it seems to have started after 1 of 2 ways, but I need some professional help figuring this out. I bought an Apex A3 unit mid March and also had Neptune support remotely check things out and all is good. pH before was always hitting the mid 8.2's during the day and...

so i recently tested my tank and im getting 13.4 dKH and low ph somewhere between 7.6 and 7.8 i know i need my pH to be higher but if i start dosing to raise my pH will my alk be too high? i am trying to raise the pH in other ways i.e. more ventilation in the room and such but not having much of...

I have a small ~8 gal water volume sps tank that i recently installed a controller on. I’ve been monitoring pH and noticed significant swings between day and night. I know swings are expect but the range is pretty significant - approximately 1 ph or more over the course of a day. I think it...

Hoping to get some advice I have retracted corals at the time. Not bailing, but holding in for longer than usual. pH has been low, was considering using dryers for my recirculating CO2 scrubber. Also pricing out ozone generators on a dedicated protein skimmer. CAN HOB BE USED TO ADD/...

Hello! I’ve been in the saltwater hobby for about a year. I thoroughly enjoy this experience and I want to continue advancing in the hobby. Like many of us, my primary goal is to achieve a thriving mixed reef system. Now that my first reef tank is about one year old, I’ve reached a point where...

Total of the parts I used and posted here $79.93 First take and drill a hole in the top of the container ½” or however large you need it to bold one of the hose barbs in place. Next you will drill around 6 holes (aprox. 3/8” bit) in the center area of the base of the container (note do not push...

Average Parameters & Equipment Temp.......76.5-77.5F Salinity.......1.0255 SG NO3-API.......10-20 ppm range PO4-Hanna.......0.17 ppm pH.......7.50-7.68 observed range Alk-Hanna.......10.6 dKH KH-Salifert.......10.4 dKH Calcium-API.......out-of-range / 580-600ppm (29-30 drops of API reagent 2)...

Hey all. I have a biocube 32. Currently on day 15 of the Dr. Tim fishless cycle. My current readings are: PH 7.8 (and dropping) ammonia .25 (and dropping ) Nitrite at LEAST 5.0. That’s the highest the test kit will read and Nitrate also as high as the test will read at 160. should I do a water...

My story and how I finally reached 8.3PH! Also please let me know, have you achieved 8.3PH? And how did you get there? Ok so for those interested in PH from a “layman’s reef” I’m only a barely second year reef hobbyist with a 50gal tank/sump system living in western Colorado. My tank has...

I have two Bulk Reef Supply CO2 scrubbers hooked up in series to a Coralife 220G skimmer in a recirculating setup in my 180G FOWLR. Without them before the pH tended to be around 7.7 and I would use Seachem's Marine Buffer to raise it to the 8.2 range. I set up the CO2 scrubbers about two weeks...

I live in the south and suffer from two things: a pathological fear of bugs and low pH. Therefore, it’s not possible to flood my apartment with fresh air and my pH was stuck at 8.0. So l put an airstone in my hob and nestled the pump in a dense pothos plant (a super high O2 producer and Co2...

My ph is very low i am running a air on my skimmer also have the windows open not sure what yo do

Hey guys, According to my Seneye Reef, my pH is at 7.8 and has been dropping for a while until now, not dramatically but over a long period of time and seems to be settling at 7.8. I've been testing my alkalinity during this process and my alkalinity comes out at more often around 3 Meq/L...

Hi all, I have started this tank About 4 months ago. this is a 130l nano I use read sea salt and aiming sanitary of 35ppt As per the salt description for this level I should read Ca of 430mg/l and Kh of 8 and in the beginning the Ph was 8 for months. I have just a few fish in there at the...

My system has ~ 200L total water volume. I run a Red Sea 300 Skimmer with a recirculating CO2 scrubber (air Intake from the skimmer cup). I live in an NYC apartment and likely have elevated CO2 in the apartment (gas stove etc, 2 people + cat). I currently dose 3ml of Tropic Marin All-4-Reef and...

My Xenias where nice and blooming and today in the morning when the lights came on they did not open . So I turned on my pumps that i use during feeding time and one of them wanted to but did not ..... i did a parameter check and it looks like PH is way low . So i drove to my local pet shop and...

hello all as the title says I have another PH question. butt you can see by my picture my ph runs between 7.5 and 7.7 it goes up as high as 7.9 after water changes( indicated by red circles) . I live in a condo with myself and my wife. On a regular basis my ph will drop to around 7.4 at night. I...

I have a new 5 gallon bucket of color changing SodaLime for use in CO2 scrubbers, usually associated with a Calcium Reactor to combat low pH issues. I was buying it from BRS in smaller batches and found it at a local medical supply. Since then I have sold my Calcium Reactor and as a result I...

Hi all, My Ph is consistently below 7.90 during all day and below 7.7 at night according to APEX probe (recently calibrated), while Alkalinity is 12.6 And I can't understand why this is happening. I already have a CO2 scrubber running into the Skimmer air line. Already tried opening windows...

I have a 60 gallon saltwater tank with 1 percula clownfish, 1 powder brown tang and 1 blue reef chromis. I have some live rock (and formerly live rock) in the tank but no corals, etc. and live sand on the bottom. I have 2 questions: I have a pH reading of 7.8 using an API test kit....should I...

Since I moved to Lake Havasu City, Az the PH in my 300 gallon system has been running lower than I am used to. For a big portion of the year it is too hot to open the house up. I do run a calcium reactor but leaving it off for 24 hours did not make a difference in the PH neither did turning off...