Ph and temp

[In the sticks]

Should I raise my temperature up to 80 and try and get my ph up?

 

[homer1475]

What does temp have to do with PH?

If anything I would think higher temps would mean lower PH(less O2 in the water). Of course I'm not a scientists either.

 

[In the sticks]

I don’t know according to the graph on apex it looks like a mirror. There’s got to be some kind connection

 

[In the sticks]

Here is the graph showing ph and temp

 

[\m/reefsnmetal\m/]

I don’t know according to the graph on apex it looks like a mirror. There’s got to be some kind connection

The connection is probably the lights going off stopping photosynthesis which causes a PH dip. With the lights off you could have a temp dip at the same time. That would be my guess.

 

[homer1475]

That looks more like a day night cycle to me, which would mean PH went down when the lights went on, as did the temp. And vice versus as the lights came on.

Narrow it down more to like 1 day, and overlay your light cycle if you can.

 

[In the sticks]

Here’s the one day

 

[In the sticks]

That looks more like a day night cycle to me, which would mean PH went down when the lights went on, as did the temp. And vice versus as the lights came on.

Narrow it down more to like 1 day, and overlay your light cycle if you can.

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[Hydrored]

That is just your day/night cycle, the higher the temp generally ph reads lower 78 to 86 degrees is like .01 difference

 

[HuduVudu]

@mbailey it is most likely your ambient CO2 levels.

@homer1475 is correct it is day/night cycle. This corresponds to photosynthesis in your aquarium which impacts CO2 levels.

Fish load, algae growth, alk levels, air surface interchange and most importantly ambient CO2 all play important roles in pH. There are more, and heat could also play a very small role for saturation levels.

I would get a meter to check ambient CO2 levels. That would be a good first place to start.