So pretty much my ph reads at around 7.8 and I’d like to raise those levels, I have a very succeful refugium and my dkh reads at 10, what could be the problem/ solution here?
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More surface agitation, skimmer, open a window, if dosing for alk use soda ash to raise PhSo pretty much my ph reads at around 7.8 and I’d like to raise those levels, I have a very succeful refugium and my dkh reads at 10, what could be the problem/ solution here?
When dose there tend to be low and high swings, like during the day is it high and night low or vise versa?Ph is result of your co2 and alk levels. It also changes throughout the day/night cycle in the vast majority of systems so is 7.8 your average/low/high?
Increased aeration can often help increase ph. However it can at times lower ph as well. Depends on level of co2 in tank amd in the air in your room. Using co2 scrubbers, outside air, recirculating skimmer air and combinations of those things can often increase ph.
Again for starters though you need to figure out what your daily low/high swing in ph is and whether you want to limit the swing and/or increase ph at all points in day
I have a spare wave maker, if I threw that into my refugium would that work (I’d point it twords the surface to agitate it of course)More surface agitation, skimmer, open a window, if dosing for alk use soda ash to raise Ph
What is the reason you want to increase the pH?So pretty much my ph reads at around 7.8 and I’d like to raise those levels, I have a very succeful refugium and my dkh reads at 10, what could be the problem/ solution here?
Wave maker in the fuge will get tangled with algae...I have a spare wave maker, if I threw that into my refugium would that work (I’d point it twords the surface to agitate it of course)
My bad, I meant in my sump areaWave maker in the fuge will get tangled with algae...
Read some of the info in the sticky posts and other threads in this forum. If you don't understand the basics of when pH rises and falls, and what that might mean for your tank, this is a good time to look up some of that info.When dose there tend to be low and high swings, like during the day is it high and night low or vise versa?
Coral growthWhat is the reason you want to increase the pH?
Unless you're running the fuge light on the opposite cycle of your tank lights...Generally speaking it is highest at the end of your peak light cycle and lowest as lights first come on.
I did look up how it rises and falls but didn’t fully understand how it was affected by my fuge light witch gose opposite the cycle of my display lightsRead some of the info in the sticky posts and other threads in this forum. If you don't understand the basics of when pH rises and falls, and what that might mean for your tank, this is a good time to look up some of that info.
Is the coral not growing now?Coral growth
Unless you're running the fuge light on the opposite cycle of your tank lights...
I did look up how it rises and falls but didn’t fully understand how it was affected by my fuge light witch gose opposite the cycle of my display lights
Is the coral not growing now?
The reason I ask is because it seems like you're new to the hobby and it's important to learn not to chase numbers. If your Alk is already at 10, you don't want it to go much higher...
Oxygen production is a main factor. So if the lights are on and algae, coral, etc are photosynthesizing, then oxygen is being produced which raises pH
If you are able to maintain steady photosynthesis throughout a 24 hour cycle, then pH shouldn't fluctuate much.Oxygen production is a main factor. So if the lights are on and algae, coral, etc are photosynthesizing, then oxygen is being produced which raises pH
No, but I wanted to point out the relationship so the OP understands there might be unintended consequences of raising pH.Alk going higher is not a requirement to increase ph