parameters help!

[buzzbait00]

Hey guys!
Cheaked my parameters this morning and things were a little wacked.ph was 7.8.Any Ideas?
kh-10dkh
calcium-440ppm
nitrite-0
nitrate-0
amonia-0

Thanks
buzz!

 

[Andrew_Adrian]

Do you normally check pH in the mornings? I know sometimes pH will drop over the night. Check again this afternoon. If you get a low pH then, you might want to consider taking some water to your LFS and having them check it. You could also add a small amount of buffer without hurting anything too.

 

[H@rry]

My pH is normally low in the morning. It will come up later in the day after your lights have been on. Don't worry too much about it.

A lot of people will tell you that you have to have this or that in a certain range. Over the years I have come to realize that if your livestock is thriving, don't worry so much about the numbers.

 

[buzzbait00]

Everything is back to normal.I did not know that ph droped at night.I was conserned becouse my blue linkia star has not been lookin to good.I thought my tank was stable enough for the blue,but now im wondering if it was to early.
Thanks,
Buzz!

 

[Mariner]

Running a light over your refugium at night and/or dripping kalkwasser at night will help keep pH up.
I've never kept a linkia, but I know that they can be touchy even in an established system. Good luck with yours; they are beautiful animals.
Mariner