PH help please!!!!

[bino_98]

I'm having trouble keeping my ph up. any ideas on fixes for this.

 

[cranium55]

me too! i put in kent marine buffer the way is says but i never manage to keep it stablized.

 

[guppie]

What are you useing for a substrain, and how long has the tank been up?

 

[bino_98]

i have about 2 and a half inches of reef sand and #5 crushed coral mix. it has been up for about 2 months now, however i just moved here and had to restart my tank with the same substrate.

 

[nm reef]

I've had good success maintaining my ph as well as calcium and alkalinity using a combination of seachem products along with a regular dose of kalkwasser........here is the routine I follow on a 55 reef
seachem advantage&builder.....rotating days..top-off with approximately 1 gal RODI & 1 tablespoon additive(drip in refugium)
seachem reef buffer.....approximately every 5 days drip 1/2 gal RODI & 1 teaspoon additive
nightly (after lights out) drip 1/2 gal RODI with 1 teaspoon kalkwasser
this routine has maintained ph@8.3 calcium@ 450-500 alkalinity@ 3.5-4.5 meg/l for better than 3 months consistantly
Hope this method helps ya.........folks use different products with equal success....important thing is to establish a routine that gets your chemistry where you need it then maintain those levels consistantly over time......

 

[kappadoku]

Sammy brought up the point thatneeds to be raised... What IS your alkalinity? If you properly take care of your alk, your ph will usually stabalize right where it needs to be.
Good Luck!