baking soda to raise ph?

[69camaro540]

can you use baking soda to raise ph in a reef tank without any adverse affects? if so how much do you add per gallon? thanks jody

 

[Agu]

I'd suggest you check out some of Randys articles in Reef chemistry for the best answer.

Chemistry Articles

 

[bertoni]

Adding baking soda will tend to have a small effect on pH. To solve a low pH problem, the approaches in this article should help:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rhf/index.php

What is the alkalinity parameter for the tank?