is my PH at 8.46 too high for sps ?

[acropora4u]

 

[mdb_talon]

Not at all but your salinity is getting high

 

[spsick]

Dude what are you doing that your pH curve looks like that??

 

[ScottB]

Dude what are you doing that your pH curve looks like that??

Given that he is running a CaRx dumping in 6.5 pH effluent, I am going to go with an un-calibrated pH probe.

ANYTHING is possible with enough intervention I guess. CO2 scrubber on a monster skimmer plus dosing a few liters of kalkwasser with a doser plus a steady drip of alkalinity would do it. But who -- besides me -- would be so silly?

 

[ScottB]

Keeping that range is fine for acros. Hard to fathom reaching/keeping those ranges while running a Calcium reactor. Calibrating your probe is a pain with APEX, but you might want to do that again.

 

[billyocean]

Mine went from 8.3/4 peak to 8.5+ with the windows now open

 

[acropora4u]

Keeping that range is fine for acros. Hard to fathom reaching/keeping those ranges while running a Calcium reactor. Calibrating your probe is a pain with APEX, but you might want to do that again.

I run a kalk reactor and co2 scrubber as well. As long as I clean and change the media in both the kalk reactor and co2 scrubber PH stays high

 

[Smite]

Is that a new change? Wondering how growth is looking in that range, I'd imagine pretty dang fast. I've started to run kalkwasser in combo with my calcium reactor. I've seen a nice little boost about .2. I'm going slow but looking forward to what I get at a full concentrated solution. I was blowing through scrubber media and it got too costly.

 

[acropora4u]

Is that a new change? Wondering how growth is looking in that range, I'd imagine pretty dang fast. I've started to run kalkwasser in combo with my calcium reactor. I've seen a nice little boost about .2. I'm going slow but looking forward to what I get at a full concentrated solution. I was blowing through scrubber media and it got too costly.

yes, i have only had this high PH since adding kalk reactor.. let me know how your sps react , mine so far look great as far as PE goes

 

[TX_Punisher]

Mine goes higher than that daily. No issues. Other than more alk consumption.

 

[MichaelReefer]

Not at all but your salinity is getting high

Apex salinity is like the most in-accurate thing it tests. I dont even pay attention to it because it spikes up and down like a mountain range.

 

[Roli's Reef Ranch]

You're fine. I've run higher w/o problems. Don't listen to naysayers on the salinity either. I've run up to 38.5 ppt without issues and got better coloration (BattleCorals does this), but usually run between 36 -37 ppt.

 

[ScubaFish802]

Dude what are you doing that your pH curve looks like that??

Looks the same as mine (though higher overall).. isn't it normal for ph to fluctuate day/night?

 

[spsick]

Looks the same as mine (though higher overall).. isn't it normal for ph to fluctuate day/night?

for sure but theirs goes from 8.37 to 8.46 which is insanely small for a diurnal swing.

 

[acropora4u]

Apex salinity is like the most in-accurate thing it tests. I dont even pay attention to it because it spikes up and down like a mountain range.

yes correct... i use a refractoneter and a hanna to check salinity ...its always 1.026

 

[bakbay]

First World problem - I wish that I have this same "problem" with higher pH! I run a CaRx so I counter with kalk in ATO, CO2 scrubber thru air pump (need to feed via skimmer this weekend), and open the windows/door often when I'm home. However, my peak is only 8.1.

 

[MichaelReefer]

First World problem - I wish that I have this same "problem" with higher pH! I run a CaRx so I counter with kalk in ATO, CO2 scrubber thru air pump (need to feed via skimmer this weekend), and open the windows/door often when I'm home. However, my peak is only 8.1.

Right? Even with a scrubber and Kalk Stirrer I can barely get to 8.3 lol

 

[bakbay]

Right? Even with a scrubber and Kalk Stirrer I can barely get to 8.3 lol

Yup — at some point, I’m going to stop chasing this pH unicorn but hey — it’s a challenge and fun! My low is 7.86 at night, not good. I run Alk between 8.5-9.5 and currently it’s a little on the low side.