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Yes, I measured it morning, afternoon and right before the evening feeding. I didn't see a noticeable change in the pH as the day progressed. Strange. I was testing the tank water parameters daily....I think it was a little over the top! I skipped yesterday. I'll go to every other day for now...

So, I took three readings today. All were 7.8. With the exception of the one I left outside in the shade for an hour. It was 8.0. However, it was 85 deg outside today. That may have affected it. Looks like a protein skimmer is in my future. :) Thank you for all your sound advice

Funny you say that, I took a sample to the local fish store to double-check my home readings and they got a much higher pH than I did at home(I got 7.8, they got 8.1). It made me think my test kit was bad so I got a new one. Same reading (7.8), different test kit, different brand. I wonder now...

Hi! Thanks for the reply. :) I don't want to overreact to the numbers and make things worse! The temperature is 79F. Alkalinity is 3.6 Meq/L I don't have a skimmer yet, perhaps that's the problem. I don't have a calcium reactor either (in fact, I had to google what it was) but maybe down the...

The pH in my tank has consistently been on the low side. (7.8) Is this something I should be concerned about and correct? If so, what is the best way to go about it? Also, the salinity is on the low side for a reef tank. If I correct that, will the pH correct itself? I'm trying (and failing) at...