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06-01-2008, 09:51 AM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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I just tested my ph & its gone up from 8.2 to 8.4, so i thought i would test my alkalinity, this also as gone up from 8 to 11, can't think what caused this other then me doing my first water change the other day,but as i understand this is better anyway, could it be from putting some nutrients in the salt back into the tank, i added 2 clown fish also, no meds or anything else have been added, oh i did buy a bag of shells for the hermit crabs and put a few of them in they were very clean all types, shapes and sizes, some shiny? _________ Hardware-55G Rena Md,Filstar XP3 Filter, 200w Heater, 1xSeio 2, 1xKoralia 2, Lee's Medium Skimmer, 8x39watt T5 Fish-Yellow Tang, Coral Beauty, Midas Blenny, Clown, Chalk Goby Inverts-Snails, Hermits, Black Long Spine Sea Urchin, Blue Linika StarFish, Cleaner Shrimp, Coral Banded Shrimp, Feather Duster, Green Bubble Tip Anemone, Coral's-Green/Purple/Hairy Mushroom's, Xenia, Button, Green, Yellow Polyps, Toadstool Leather,Finger Leather, Purple tip Frogspawn.  | 
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06-01-2008, 10:19 AM
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| | Great Blue Whale
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 35
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Doing water changes is how I keep my parameters in check. It's a good idea to check new/old water so, you don't have a spike in kh too quickly. | 
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06-01-2008, 11:08 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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I wish I had that problem, if my ph reaches 8.1 its a miracle, a blue moon and a unicorn. Ph, Alk, Dkh are all related. Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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06-01-2008, 11:46 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Originally Posted by lunatik_69  If my ph reaches 8.1 its a miracle, a blue moon and a unicorn. | Drip Lime water and it will go up. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
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06-01-2008, 03:25 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Originally Posted by Otty Drip Lime water and it will go up. | I've been doing that for 2-3 months when the main lights go out to no avail. For some god forsaken reason, my ph consistently sits at 8.0(rounding off), of course, with the exception of night time. I have tried everything that you(Otty) and Tangster has suggested, but still the same results. Luna | |
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06-03-2008, 11:02 PM
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| | Tassled File Fish
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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For some god forsaken reason, my ph consistently sits at 8.0, I have tried everything
| the CO2 out ratios the O2, what is your O2 level of the tank? | |
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06-04-2008, 12:03 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 35
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i no longer play with chemicals.i just do water changes till things are right.if i had a bigger tank,maybe,but its just a 55.
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06-04-2008, 03:01 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Originally Posted by reef_guru the CO2 out ratios the O2, what is your O2 level of the tank? | According to the Salifert test kit, Its between 7-8. What do you suggest Guru? Luna | |
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06-04-2008, 03:20 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Originally Posted by lunatik_69 I've been doing that for 2-3 months when the main lights go out to no avail. For some god forsaken reason, my ph consistently sits at 8.0(rounding off), of course, with the exception of night time. I have tried everything that you(Otty) and Tangster has suggested, but still the same results. Luna | I run all my make up water through the kalk except for two times a day when I turn the pump on to mix I shut the ATO off for 2 hrs but then it is right back on. Are you testing pH with a meter or test kit?? | |
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06-04-2008, 06:40 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Originally Posted by Otty Are you testing pH with a meter or test kit?? | I have/use both a Pin point monitor and a test kit and they both give me the same reading. I also dose Kalk but only at night and not every night. Im afraid if I dose every night, my Cal levels will sky rocket. When I do dose(at night) my ph stays around 7.94(-/+) but never passes 8.0 I did what you had suggested, which was to place the air pump outside(3-4 wks) and that didnt change a thing. The only factor that Im thinking about is my O2 may be a little low(Salifert O2 test kit= 7-  . Im open for any other suggestions that you may have. Luna | |
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