loves saltwater
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I would like to know what others use to raise PH. What product ?
What is your prefered method to raise PH
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sir_dudeguy
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no products for me. Here's what i do.
For starters, i dont use Oceanic salt anymore. When i used that i couldnt get the pH any higher than 7.7. I'm not sure if thats the salts problem, but when i stopped using it, it was all better so ya...
If there is a top on the tank...especially the glass tops, i remove that right away. They dont allow for gas exchange, which is what is needed for high pH.
Combine open top (or close...there are ways to make it open, yet "closed" so fish cant jump out) with good surface agitation and that alone usually raises the pH. It did for me.
One last thing you can do...if you have low pH, take a glass of your tank water and sit it outside with a bubbler/airstone in it (running of course
)and let it sit for a while. Test the pH in the glass like an hour later and if it is higher than the pH in your tank, you've got an indoor co2 problem in your house....or you just have a glass top with no surface agitation
Hope this helps
For starters, i dont use Oceanic salt anymore. When i used that i couldnt get the pH any higher than 7.7. I'm not sure if thats the salts problem, but when i stopped using it, it was all better so ya...
If there is a top on the tank...especially the glass tops, i remove that right away. They dont allow for gas exchange, which is what is needed for high pH.
Combine open top (or close...there are ways to make it open, yet "closed" so fish cant jump out) with good surface agitation and that alone usually raises the pH. It did for me.
One last thing you can do...if you have low pH, take a glass of your tank water and sit it outside with a bubbler/airstone in it (running of course
)and let it sit for a while. Test the pH in the glass like an hour later and if it is higher than the pH in your tank, you've got an indoor co2 problem in your house....or you just have a glass top with no surface agitation Hope this helps
I have been struggling with a low PH for some time. I thought people were crazy when they kept saying it must be a CO2 problem and not enough oxygen. So, I finally decided to do a little test now that it is warmer outside. This is a 180 gallon tank with around 20 gallons in the sump. Both are in the basement.
Evening - added two tablespoons of Seachem ReefBuffer
Next day:
8:55 AM - 7.79 turned off air recirculate on furnace
10:05 AM - 7.77 opened window next to tank
11:05 AM - 7.78 - turned fan on and pointed it at open window
12:30 PM - 7.80 - opened patio door on other side of basement
2:05 PM - 7.87 (2 MH 250W lights turn on at 1:30 and another at 2:30)
5:10 PM - 8.05
11:05 PM - 8.22
Next day:
11:35 AM - 7.97
So, it went up around .2 by circulating fresh air around the tank. Also did not use any ReefBuffer in that timeframe to get an accurate reading of what the fresh air could do. Not sure what to do to get fresh air on a permanent basis. Have a heating cooling person coming in next week to give me an estimate on a ERV (energy recovery ventilator). House is 7 years old and is built pretty tight. Basement has the furnace, water heater, etc and is completley open.
I guess the lesson here is don't underestimate the power of fresh air! :rollface:
Evening - added two tablespoons of Seachem ReefBuffer
Next day:
8:55 AM - 7.79 turned off air recirculate on furnace
10:05 AM - 7.77 opened window next to tank
11:05 AM - 7.78 - turned fan on and pointed it at open window
12:30 PM - 7.80 - opened patio door on other side of basement
2:05 PM - 7.87 (2 MH 250W lights turn on at 1:30 and another at 2:30)
5:10 PM - 8.05
11:05 PM - 8.22
Next day:
11:35 AM - 7.97
So, it went up around .2 by circulating fresh air around the tank. Also did not use any ReefBuffer in that timeframe to get an accurate reading of what the fresh air could do. Not sure what to do to get fresh air on a permanent basis. Have a heating cooling person coming in next week to give me an estimate on a ERV (energy recovery ventilator). House is 7 years old and is built pretty tight. Basement has the furnace, water heater, etc and is completley open.
I guess the lesson here is don't underestimate the power of fresh air! :rollface:
loves saltwater
Premium Member
I have done the water in a glass with are pumped into it. It raised it from 7.8 to 8.0 checked it over several hours and it never got any better.
I am topless on my tank
I have good agitation on my tank surface including(almost coast to coast Calfo overflow)
I am using Oceanic Salt I have never heard till today it would cause PH problems ?
I am topless on my tank
I have good agitation on my tank surface including(almost coast to coast Calfo overflow)
I am using Oceanic Salt I have never heard till today it would cause PH problems ?
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I am using ReefCrystals and having the same problem, so I am doubting it is the salt. I have a beckett skimmer (MR-2) and it mixes a huge amount of air into the water. But unfortunately if that air doesn't have enough oxygen in it.... It will be interesting to see if the PH goes even higher today with the windows open again. I looked and the stupid air make-up control lever fell shut, so it wasn't pulling in air from outside for the furnace. It was recycling the air in the house. It has a couple of weights on it that apparently are not balanced quite right. Have to try to add more weight on perhaps to keep it open.
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Reeses
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Want the science behind the methodology?
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rhf/index.php
Scroll down in the article (if your not inclined to read the whole thing) and find the section labeled "Carbon Dioxide and pH".
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rhf/index.php
Scroll down in the article (if your not inclined to read the whole thing) and find the section labeled "Carbon Dioxide and pH".
sir_dudeguy
Active member
whats your pH at right now by the way?
drummereef
Team RC
No doubt... As reefers we are constantly trying to chase numbers. Safe ranges are from 7.8-8.5, with 8.3 being ideal. If your pH is indeed low, please read the link from Randy's library above and do as he suggests. First, open some windows and let some fresh air in. Oxygen is your friend.
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