help with pH

[tanglove]

What causes pH to drop real quickly? And what can I do to bring it up gradually and keep it around 8.2 to 8.3. Right now it is down to 7.8 and the only problem that has happened in this tank is I ordered a flower anemone and it never opened up and finally noticed it was dead. Could this have caused a problem in my tank? It could have been dead for 2 days. All other params are normal. This isnt my tank I am posting for my sister, so other threads I have posted doesnt go with this.

 

[reefnut]

Could be the organic waste from the anemone?? what size of tank and how much filtration?? Also what has the tank been running??

 

[bang guy]

Organic acids from decomposing material will definately cause low PH.

 

[tanglove]

The tank has been up for 9 months and has had no other problems. I know they use powerheads with a wavemaker and a filter. They have the lighting needed for anemones as well. But what should they do about it?

 

[reefnut]

A water change.

 

[tacoma38]

baking soda!Its the same stuff that they sell at the fish store.Although someone on here will disagree.

 

[bang guy]

Baking soda is good to add if the Alkalinity is low.

 

[kmc]

usually a water change will bring mine back up if it dips.

 

[tanglove]

Thanks you all. I am sure if she had a computer she would be on here all the time.