MarineSniper
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My KH has been running in the low 8s for quite a while and I decided to buffer it to get it into the 9.5 range. I picked up some IO Sea Buffer and dosed it at 2/3 the recommended amount. The KH went to 11.8 and my PH remained at 8.2m where it has always been
The instructions said to dose daily until desired level was reached so, obviously, I didn't re-dose. It dropped throughout the week, slowly (checked it daily) and when it reached 9.5, I dosed again with 1/5 the recommended amount. 2 days later, it was up to 15.7 and my PH was down to 8.0. I retested with the same reading. Thinking it was the kit, I tested some mix water and it was spot on at 9.6. Took some to the local saltwater lfs and the reading was correct
Several water changes and 5 days later and the alkalinty is still dropping and is into the 11s but my PH is hung at 8.0.
My question is why did this happen and why didn't my PH go through the roof as well? My second test was PH and I remember thinking "Don't be 9, don't be 9"(my wish came true, unfortunately) as I expected the PH to follow suit with the KH
Is there any way to raise the PH safely, without raising the alkalinity? Most of the methods I know raise the PH through raised KH.
The instructions said to dose daily until desired level was reached so, obviously, I didn't re-dose. It dropped throughout the week, slowly (checked it daily) and when it reached 9.5, I dosed again with 1/5 the recommended amount. 2 days later, it was up to 15.7 and my PH was down to 8.0. I retested with the same reading. Thinking it was the kit, I tested some mix water and it was spot on at 9.6. Took some to the local saltwater lfs and the reading was correct
Several water changes and 5 days later and the alkalinty is still dropping and is into the 11s but my PH is hung at 8.0.
My question is why did this happen and why didn't my PH go through the roof as well? My second test was PH and I remember thinking "Don't be 9, don't be 9"(my wish came true, unfortunately) as I expected the PH to follow suit with the KH
Is there any way to raise the PH safely, without raising the alkalinity? Most of the methods I know raise the PH through raised KH.