Major help needed

[NS Mike D]

will the ph level increase over time as more water changes occur?

your pH is likely fine - the test strips are giving you an incorrect reading. pH can be affected by the ambient CO2 in the air. This is one of the reasons why we let out water sit for a while after mixing - to achieve an equilibrium.

this is a good read on Ph by @Randy Holmes-Farley and. a quick quote:

"In my opinion, the pH range from 7.8 to 8.5 is an acceptable range for reef aquaria, with several caveats. "

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

 

[chrissohk]

your pH is likely fine - the test strips are giving you an incorrect reading. pH can be affected by the ambient CO2 in the air. This is one of the reasons why we let out water sit for a while after mixing - to achieve an equilibrium.

this is a good read on Ph by @Randy Holmes-Farley and. a quick quote:

"In my opinion, the pH range from 7.8 to 8.5 is an acceptable range for reef aquaria, with several caveats. "

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

whats a more accurate testing method for ph?

 

[Albertan22]

I wouldn’t chase ph. The tank is very young, maybe too young. It takes a few months for the chemistry to stabilize. As other have said, get the salinity down to 1.025 or 1.026. After that just do a water change weekly and it should be good enough to manage parameters in a 10 gallon tank with two corals in it.

 

[chrissohk]

I wouldn’t chase ph. The tank is very young, maybe too young. It takes a few months for the chemistry to stabilize. As other have said, get the salinity down to 1.025 or 1.026. After that just do a water change weekly and it should be good enough to manage parameters in a 10 gallon tank with two corals in it.

my corals arent really healthy at the moment, would the weekly water changes make a difference in their health?

 

[NS Mike D]

whats a more accurate testing method for ph?

Oh boy. My Apex does that for me now. I did use the API kit when I started - they are hard to read, but it was within an acceptable range for the tank;

I would say any pH meter you can calibrate will do. Calibrate using the 7 and 10 buffers.

 

[NS Mike D]

my corals arent really healthy at the moment, would the weekly water changes make a difference in their health?

I would think so. I know my soft corals do not like when I dose Alkalinity. they may be reacting to that.

 

[Albertan22]

my corals arent really healthy at the moment, would the weekly water changes make a difference in their health?

It should help. Have you tested for ammonia? Are you sure the tank is cycled? You said it’s only been up for a month which is a really short time. I assume you used some kind of cycling bacteria product?

 

[BlazinNano]

I think you mean ppt, 35 ppm would be like 1.0025 sg.

Stupid phone...lol yes PPT

 

[gabrieltackitt]

Stupid phone...lol yes PPT

Autocorrect gets the best of all of us sometimes lol.

 

[Uncle99]

my corals arent really healthy at the moment, would the weekly water changes make a difference in their health?

IMO, weekly water changes of say 10%-15%, made with a salt which matches NSW and mixed with 0 TDS RODI water will start the process of STABILIZING your water chemistry and this will go along way to happy corals.

I have done a weekly water change for 30 years now, it’s what works for me.

Forget the PH.