PH Levels
- Thread starter AndyMan
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7.8-8.5 is fine
8.1-8.3 is better
Reef Aquarium Water Parameters by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com
8.1-8.3 is better
Reef Aquarium Water Parameters by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com
TeamFreddy
Member
What do you guys lower to raise and lower PH?
BigJay
Well-Known Member
keeping your tank clean is the first step. Regular water changes are the other. In closed houses that seldom are opened to outside air its not abnormal for your tank to fall in the 7.9 to 8.1 range. Adding buffers to artificially maintain your tank to 8.3 is not a good course of action. Keep to a healthy water change routine, don't overstock the tank and make sure your alkalinity is where it's suppose to be.
pH fluctuates through the day. The net consumption of carbon dioxide during the daylight hours, leads to some aquariums to become deficient in CO2 during the day, and the pH rises.If you are having dramatic fluctuations you can aerate the aquarium water to degass excess carbon dioxide.
To make a small correction you can use a buffer like TM Triple Buffer or use a good salt with a naturally high buffer capacity like Tropic Marin or similar.
To make a small correction you can use a buffer like TM Triple Buffer or use a good salt with a naturally high buffer capacity like Tropic Marin or similar.
BigJay
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BigJay
Well-Known Member
YVR are you affiliated with tropic marin? I just went over many of your posts and it seems quite a few if not most are shilling for tropic marin. I also see you live same city as Florida's distributorship for TM. It's cool if you are but it would be nice to know why you are recommending these products.
