low ph

  1. G

    Low pH, High Alk and Calcium with Kalkwasser

    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)...
  2. OneMerissa

    Cycle parameter question

    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...
  3. JonEB

    Perfect PH!

    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...
  4. T

    Not getting much of a pH raise from CO2 scrubbers?

    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...
  5. emperata

    Chemical free pH hack

    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...
  6. hyeclass

    PH is very very low

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

    Low pH of 7.8, despite perfect alkalinity and surrounding oxygen. Help!

    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...
  8. attiland

    High Ca lo Ph

    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...
  9. Wtyson254

    Low nightly PH, should I add kalk

    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...
  10. FRAGSNFISH

    My Xenia’s are dying !

    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...
  11. LEOreefer

    Another PH thread

    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...
  12. BPiers

    5 Gallon Bucket of Sodalime

    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...
  13. A

    Low Ph and High Alk - Help Appreciated

    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...
  14. Jeff Shaw

    pH Reading of 7.8 - Not a Reef Tank, Clean Up Crew

    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...
  15. Bruce Burnett

    PH low 7.95 high 8.07

    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...
  16. kayvon77

    BioCube 29 and PH

    Hi, I'm in need of some wisdom and critical thinking. So here's the situation that I would like to present to the good of the order: I have a Biocube 29 gallon mix reef tank that I'm having a heck of a time with trying to raise its PH. The current range of my PH vacillates between 7.6 and 7.8...
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