nicovgonzalez92
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Hi, I have a nano, open-top, 10 gallon reef aquarium, up and running for about 3 months now. The past few weeks I've been having a hard time keeping my ph above 8.0. I know it's going to drop over night, but no matter how many doses of reef buffer I use it always drops down to 8.0 within a matter of hours. I'm having to dose daily just to keep the ph above 8. I also noticed my KH has been off the charts, plus my salinity is generally low. Because of the large amount of use with the chemical and all of the RODI water I've had to use for dosing, I'm assuming the reef buffer is the culprit. Its gotten to the point where all of the glass is covered in a thin layer of white residue that is very difficult to scrape off.
As for the brands of the test kit and buffer... I'm using API test kits, and Saechem Reef Buffer. Using a Whisper filter and an Octopus in-tank skimmer. I recently bought a Fluval Sea Nano Marine and Reef LED Light and began keeping a couple of corals, including a green star polyp, and a Kenya tree. I have 12 ish pounds live rock, 2 clown fish, a six line wrasse, a couple of snails and a fire shrimp.
I hope this is enough info. Not sure what to do so I greatly appreciate the help!
As for the brands of the test kit and buffer... I'm using API test kits, and Saechem Reef Buffer. Using a Whisper filter and an Octopus in-tank skimmer. I recently bought a Fluval Sea Nano Marine and Reef LED Light and began keeping a couple of corals, including a green star polyp, and a Kenya tree. I have 12 ish pounds live rock, 2 clown fish, a six line wrasse, a couple of snails and a fire shrimp.
I hope this is enough info. Not sure what to do so I greatly appreciate the help!