I've been battling low pH for awhile (7.8ish), and recently purchased Proper pH 8.2. I read the instructions throughly, and looked online and found some positive reviews.
I did however find some reports that it would cause the pH to shoot WAY up, before getting to 8.2. It also said it contained aloe, to help aid in the healing of fish. I have a fish with cloudy eye (that I've bothered you all about NUMEROUS times already!), and thought that raising the pH would help him fight off whatever it was, while my hospital tank adjusts (since he's breathing normal, I thought it would be in the fish's best interest to make sure my temperature was the same and salt had time to mix while I was at work today, instead of adding him before I left when I wouldnt have time to observe him).
So I added 2 packets of Proper pH 8.2 (each packet says treats 20 gallons) to my 75gallon tank. I was afraid of raising the pH too suddenly, and was nervous it would spike too high, so I thought adding enough to slightly raise it before work, and another packet and a half tomorrow would be alright.
The stuff was like snowflakes, and was all over the rocks as it mixed. I was concerned that my Nudibranch wasn't liking what was happening, as he kind of reared up and was on the move. The fish didn't seem to mind.
I've done a lot of searches and haven't found anything that says this will hurt the inverts, and the stuff says online and on the packet its totally reef safe, and can be added to an existing tank. The only warning it had was to check for ammonia first, and I did (came out 0).
Should I be worried? Has anyone ever used this stuff before?
I did however find some reports that it would cause the pH to shoot WAY up, before getting to 8.2. It also said it contained aloe, to help aid in the healing of fish. I have a fish with cloudy eye (that I've bothered you all about NUMEROUS times already!), and thought that raising the pH would help him fight off whatever it was, while my hospital tank adjusts (since he's breathing normal, I thought it would be in the fish's best interest to make sure my temperature was the same and salt had time to mix while I was at work today, instead of adding him before I left when I wouldnt have time to observe him).
So I added 2 packets of Proper pH 8.2 (each packet says treats 20 gallons) to my 75gallon tank. I was afraid of raising the pH too suddenly, and was nervous it would spike too high, so I thought adding enough to slightly raise it before work, and another packet and a half tomorrow would be alright.
The stuff was like snowflakes, and was all over the rocks as it mixed. I was concerned that my Nudibranch wasn't liking what was happening, as he kind of reared up and was on the move. The fish didn't seem to mind.
I've done a lot of searches and haven't found anything that says this will hurt the inverts, and the stuff says online and on the packet its totally reef safe, and can be added to an existing tank. The only warning it had was to check for ammonia first, and I did (came out 0).
Should I be worried? Has anyone ever used this stuff before?
