Elevation and water chemistry

[Calm Blue Ocean]

Does elevation have effects on water chemistry?

Can elevation effect measurements for test kits (is a drop the same size at different elevations?).

Anything people should keep in mind with reef tanks that are well above sea level?

Just some random thoughts that popped into my head while doing this week's water tests.

I live at 4000+ feet.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

It can impact pH a bit (will be higher at higher elevation, all else equal) and can impact O2 (less at higher elevation). Both are due to lower gas pressure driving less CO2 and O2 into the water.

It won't impact anything else. No impact on alk, calcium, magnesium, nitrate, phosphate, etc.

 

[Calm Blue Ocean]

It can impact pH a bit (will be higher at higher elevation, all else equal) and can impact O2 (less at higher elevation). Both are due to lower gas pressure driving less CO2 and O2 into the water.

It won't impact anything else. No impact on alk, calcium, magnesium, nitrate, phosphate, etc.

Thank you for the answer. I suspected there might be some sort of effect but it also sounds like I haven't found the scapegoat for everything weird that happens in my tank! ;Hilarious

 

[jskoms]

I’m at 6500ft and everything seems fine