Good evening,
Over the last few months I've been struggling with low pH. I've tried numerous things to fix this issue. To eliminate a bad pH meter I'd like to pick a new one up, so if you have any recommendations put it below. However I still think my pH isn't ideal. Corals and fish aren't dying necessarily, but they aren't thriving. While it could be some other issue I'd like to take it one like at a time and check pH first.
Recently I've noticed that a new batch of RO water mixes around a pH of 9. Then directly after adding my salt mix it drops to anywhere form a pH of 6 to a pH of 7. Here are my readings tested with the Pancellent pH meter.
5/13/2023
RO Water- 8.8
Mixing Salt Water- 6.9
Tank Water- 7.1
So my RO water mixes pretty great, a little high but not bad. Then the issues starts, after adding "Tropic Marin Pro-Reef" salt It drops to acidic levels.
Okay so, I'd like help in finding and fixing the problem. I'm happy to provide any needed information. How can I achieve a constant pH of 8.1-8.2 within the tank?
Over the last few months I've been struggling with low pH. I've tried numerous things to fix this issue. To eliminate a bad pH meter I'd like to pick a new one up, so if you have any recommendations put it below. However I still think my pH isn't ideal. Corals and fish aren't dying necessarily, but they aren't thriving. While it could be some other issue I'd like to take it one like at a time and check pH first.
Recently I've noticed that a new batch of RO water mixes around a pH of 9. Then directly after adding my salt mix it drops to anywhere form a pH of 6 to a pH of 7. Here are my readings tested with the Pancellent pH meter.
5/13/2023
RO Water- 8.8
Mixing Salt Water- 6.9
Tank Water- 7.1
So my RO water mixes pretty great, a little high but not bad. Then the issues starts, after adding "Tropic Marin Pro-Reef" salt It drops to acidic levels.
Okay so, I'd like help in finding and fixing the problem. I'm happy to provide any needed information. How can I achieve a constant pH of 8.1-8.2 within the tank?