Low pH
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LAReefer4Life
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How old in your setup? Your inhabitants are looking for consistent parameters. There are ways to increase PH by simply opening a window in the room. This will remove any excess oxygen molecules around the surface of the water thus allowing PH to rise. You can also add extra power head at the surface of your aquarium and/or air-stone in the sump if you have one. Also check your Alkalinity, Calcium, Magnesium. Typically higher alkalinity will help maintain a higher PH, but to do this your calcium and magnesium levels need to be adequate.
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Yeah your tank is extremely young and hasn't fully cycled. My aquarium holds a PH of 8.1 - 8.3. PH raises during the day with lights on and decreases at night so it will always fluctuate throughout the day. My PH levels for the first 6 months would fluctuate from 7.8 - 8.0. It just needs time to age... be patient
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Also what are you doing for filtration, If you have a skimmer that will bump ph, and routing the line that sucks air to outside will increase ph as well
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+1 exactly
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20 years in the hobby and I still have 7.8 every morning before I dose ESV B-Ionic even with my skimmer air intake sucking from outside the house. I did manage to keep it steady for years when using a calcium reactor, but I chose not to continue using the reactor after hearing of one guy whose regulator blew up due to corrosion. Don't give it too much thought this early in the game. Just focus on good maintenance, and I bet it'll work out
Ah okay, got it— I am missing the skimmer just because I was told at the store to just buy it after having a month with the tank
Also I have some blue sponge growing out of my live rock, I hope it doesn’t affect it.
Also I have some blue sponge growing out of my live rock, I hope it doesn’t affect it.
Thank you, yes—I’ve learned that patience is one of the main pieces to this hobby, love it.20 years in the hobby and I still have 7.8 every morning before I dose ESV B-Ionic. I did manage to keep it steady for years when using a calcium reactor, but I chose not to continue using the reactor after hearing of one guy who's regulator blew up due to corrosion. Don't give it too much thought this early in the game. Just focus on good maintenance, and I bet it'll work out
arichmond1003
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This is my ph over a two day period and the middle smaller hump is a day without windows open with windows open on either side.
