My well water has a PH of 5.5. I am worried about the constant battle of adding it to my 715 Gall reef tank as make up water. I add roughly 5 gals a day because of evap. and protein skimming. My tank Ph hovers around 8.0-8.1. Should I buffer the water or not? Any ideas?
I have on my 73 gal. Reef tank. No problems. I really have used what ever salt that is on sale as long as it was for reef. I pretty much think all are the same.
I have several clams in my 730 gal reef tank. My oldest is over 5 years old and a foot long. The large one has never stayed in one place. I have found that the movement is usually caused by expelling water quickly when they are bothered. I have two blue ones and they have attached to rocks for...
I would try doing water changes 20% weekly. Even with a good skimmer, A skimmer only has capacity to remove a certain percentage of organics and some can only be removed by water changes. Also if your chemistry is out. The artificial sea water will correct this.