Recommended PH Levels in Reef

[400galloncharlie]

I'm sure this has been covered before, but the search function is unable to perform a search for "PH." Anyway, what is the recommended PH level for a reef-type set-up? Thank you.
I have a tomato clown, an exquisite wrasse, a yellow-eye kole tang (just got him), a cleaner shrimp, a sally lightfoot crab, lots of little crabs and snails, a group of shrooms and lots of live rock. I have an "IFS" filtration system as part of the 65-gallon tank. 2-3 inches of live sand as well.
I believe PH is currently 8.2, but, as you know, it's really hard to tell using "Aquarium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Saltwater Master Liquid Test Kit."
I just did a small water change over the weekend to reduce nitrates from 10 ppm to 5 ppm. Ammonia and nitrite are 0 ppm.

 

[jonthefb]

a pH of 8.2 to 8.4 is considered normal in a reef tank.i try to keep mine more near 8.4 hwever, but you are fine where you are at.
good luck
jon

 

[tjkohler]

There are products that can keep your reef at 8.3. I was having trouble at the beginning with my nano's pH and started using this during my water changes. The pH has stayed pretty constant since I started doing that.