Help ph 7.4

[MonsterReef]

How do I raise it

 

[MonsterReef]

Dkh 7.0

 

[brandon429]

The reading is wrong in 99% of these cases, that's a lethal reading you have, what's dead ( hint at misreading )




http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rhf/

 

[brandon429]

Starting the comparisons:

Most of the fully wrong reads are API kits, what brand are you on

Here's a misread using a probe
http://reef2reef.com/threads/is-a-9-50-ph-bad.248160/#post-2917599


Yours indeed might be low, but how far off we don't know yet, still getting there.

 

[MonsterReef]

The reading is wrong in 99% of these cases, that's a lethal reading you have, what's dead ( hint at misreading )

Did three tests all the same the reading is not wrong

 

[MonsterReef]

Dosed alkalinity now up to 8.2

 

[MonsterReef]

And dkh 9

 

[brandon429]

It's not correct reading due to factors predicted

Anyone else

Co2 possibly (easy test for that)

Post a pic of your test let's see if people agree on color interp, maybe we think it's 7.1 and your eval was too forgiving

Number of corals that will be open at true 7.4 sustained = 0
(7.4 is 70x under par, nothings happy pics w show)

But your full tank shot if posted w show open corals. So many more proofs but what's listed is plenty. It's hard to know when to not trust the kits we pay for, agreed.

 

[MonsterReef]

I have wood stone that runs in my sump 24hr all my corals are closed up my skimmer keeps overflowing all I've done today is change out sock filters

 

[deerhunter06]

hope you don't have snails their shells will be dissolving soon

 

[MonsterReef]

Why

 

[MonsterReef]

It's not correct reading due to factors predicted I'll pass

Anyone else can chime in about true 7.4 and work off the assumption it's fully accurate. Co2 possibly (easy test for that)

Post a pic of your test let's see if people agree on color interp, maybe we think it's 7.1 and your eval was too forgiving

Number of corals that will be open at true 7.4 sustained = 0
(7.4 is 70x under par, nothings happy pics w show)

But your full tank shot if posted w show open corals. So many more proofs but what's listed is plenty. It's hard to know when to not trust the kits we pay for, agreed.

What do you think of hanna checkers

 

[omykiss001]

What do you think of hanna checkers

It's all I use to test alk, so easy and very consistent. Also use the phosphate and Ca. Ca is a bit tricky to get accurate and consistent results, but if you do I find it to be as accurate as any other Ca test kit.

What are you using to test pH? Might be the test kit try another.