8.5 PH anything to worry about?

Floyd- · Mar 20, 2023

Moved to a new house and had to downsize the tank from 150g display to a 25g AIO. On the large tank even with Kalk I could never break 8.0 PH. This new little tank with no additives im getting up to 8.5 daily. Should I worry or just let it ride because of using no additives. At the moment its still cycling without fish or corals.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Mar 20, 2023

Floyd- said:
Moved to a new house and had to downsize the tank from 150g display to a 25g AIO. On the large tank even with Kalk I could never break 8.0 PH. This new little tank with no additives im getting up to 8.5 daily. Should I worry or just let it ride because of using no additives. At the moment its still cycling without fish or corals.

pH 8.5 at the daytime high is fine. My tank ran up to pH 8.55 regularly and I was not concerned about it.

piranhaman00 · Mar 20, 2023

Recalibrate

Floyd- · Mar 20, 2023

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
pH 8.5 at the daytime high is fine. My tank ran up to pH 8.55 regularly and I was not concerned about it.

Thank you!

piranhaman00 said:
Recalibrate

I did twice and also used the Hanna checker to check the Apex probe and they were the same. Its actually 8.5 in the daytime without additives.

Garf · Mar 20, 2023

Floyd- said:
Thank you!

I did twice and also used the Hanna checker to check the Apex probe and they were the same. Its actually 8.5 in the daytime without additives.

You got some photosynthesis going on?

Floyd- · Mar 20, 2023

Garf said:
You got some photosynthesis going on?

Perhaps. I have two SPS frags and about 12lbs of live rock that came with clams and other bits on them.

Garf · Mar 20, 2023

Floyd- said:
Perhaps. I have two SPS frags and about 12lbs of live rock that came with clams and other bits on them.

Nice. You got a pic? When you say it’s still cycling, do you mean you’ve had a little die off when transferring the rock?

Floyd- · Mar 20, 2023

Garf said:
Nice. You got a pic? When you say it’s still cycling, do you mean you’ve had a little die off when transferring the rock?

No picture to upload yet. cycle as in waiting to make sure I can add fish. ive heard that you can just add live rock and you dont have to cycle but im unsure so im playing it safe.