Ph Help
- Thread starter newone
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nm reef
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If your PH stays in that range (8.3-8.1) then I wouldn't wory about reaching perfection. Also if you measure your PH at different times of the day you'll probably get slightly different results. I've always tried to maintain a 8.0-8.3 range and never concern myself with a perfect ...stable...ideal number.:thinking:
Then what should I do to keep 
bang guy
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Originally posted by J-Cal
Bang do u dislike marine buffers in general or just the brand he is using? And why?
Marine buffers are great for increasing Carbonate and bi-carbonate levels. Using them to raise PH is a recipe for disaster. Carbonate & Calcium need to be in balance or they may begin to precipitate. A precipitation event can lower PH significantly, enough to kill.
Some buffers use Borate to raise Alkalinity instead of Carbonate. An excess of Borate can make it difficult to see if your Carbonate is balanced with your Calcium. Using Borate is fine but you need to test for it and subtract it from your ALK reading to determine what your Carbonate is.
bang guy
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Thank you!!
I thought so but I didn't know Calcium could ever get below 250ppm in a reef tank.
Newone - Your Calcium is critically low. I don't know how it got that way. My guess is that you had a precipitation event but didn't notice somehow.
I would suggest a series of water changes to get your water parameters back up.
I thought so but I didn't know Calcium could ever get below 250ppm in a reef tank.
Newone - Your Calcium is critically low. I don't know how it got that way. My guess is that you had a precipitation event but didn't notice somehow.
I would suggest a series of water changes to get your water parameters back up.
