I recently switched from dosing to using a calcium reactor. I'm struggling with my pH level it goes down to 7.7 in the morning when the lights come on it's slowly goes up to 8 but that's as far as it will go. I have attached a quarter inch vinyl tubing line to my protein skimmer going outside a window, I'm going to install fans over my Sump and tank. And I was hoping someone could tell me if there's another way to raise my pH. I tried putting kalkwasser in my auto top off water, and it raises my KH too high. I saw some thread of dosing lime water? Can anyone else give me some suggestions. I have an SPS dominant tank and I know they like a pH of 8.3 to 8.4 best.
Ph dilemma with calcium reactor
- Thread starter Bogartus
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lime water is kalk. You are not going to most likely reach 8.3 or 8.4, so I would stop chasing those numbers. You can lower your drip rate, or only run the CA reactor during consumption hours. I only run my CA reactor when lights are on, and run my ATO with kalk when CA reactor is off. I run around 7.8-8.0, and run heavy SPS.
When is the last time you calibrated your pH probe? Also how old is the probe?
Also I found years ago to stop chasing numbers. Just make the water parameter as stable as possible. Corals adapt as long as there in a sustainable environment.
When my 300g was banning out of control my parameters were low to everyone else’s standards but my corals thrived and grew like weeds.
Also I found years ago to stop chasing numbers. Just make the water parameter as stable as possible. Corals adapt as long as there in a sustainable environment.
When my 300g was banning out of control my parameters were low to everyone else’s standards but my corals thrived and grew like weeds.
