Reason why my PH won't climb higher than 8.0?
- Thread starter Aere
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This is a great article on ph from reefkeeping mag. Might want to scroll down to "Solving PH problems". It helped me with my 90g couple years back. In my case, all I had to do was add a couple house plants and leave my window open to get fresh oxygen in the room.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rhf/index.php
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rhf/index.php
But is calibrated correctly? How old is the probe? They are only good (accurate) for about a year to a year and a half. Also if you don't calibrate every 6-8 weeks you have false readings. Don't worry about pH unless its under 7.8 or over 8.4. Don't chase numbers.
Justice sure you have enough oxygen in your sump area and that there is oxygen exchange via power head pumps piercing the surface of your tank or crashing down your drain into the sump. Without that exchange it's hard for your tank to have better ph.
Justice sure you have enough oxygen in your sump area and that there is oxygen exchange via power head pumps piercing the surface of your tank or crashing down your drain into the sump. Without that exchange it's hard for your tank to have better ph.
