Ph dropping? Chase it?

[Cbones1979]

Noticed ph was at 7.8 today. Rest of parameters are below. I don’t dose anything but have been doing weekly water changes (I’d like them to be biweekly eventually). Reading on forums some dose 2 part or kalk but that seems for alk and calcium drops. I don’t have any sps at the moment so my cal and alk seem to be doing fine at the moment.

 

[EMeyer]

Best thing to do is ignore it IMO. Unplugging the probe helps.

Natural reefs hit that pH every night.

 

[ScubaFish802]

+2 ignore.
ph also fluctuates throughout the day depending on different things so if you aren’t testing at the same time of day each time it won’t be consistent

 

[Subsea]

your instrumentation package is impressive as is your visual graphic art display.

pH fluctuations on reefs in the wild swing from 8.4 to 7.6.

 

[Cbones1979]

+2 ignore.
ph also fluctuates throughout the day depending on different things so if you aren’t testing at the same time of day each time it won’t be consistent

Thanks

yeah this is first thing in the morning. Usually I take measurements on Sunday afternoon

 

[ScubaFish802]

your instrumentation package is impressive as is your visual graphic art display.

pH fluctuations on reefs in the wild swing from 8.4 to 7.6.

I agree, what app is this? I use Aquarimate but it doesn’t look half this good

 

[Mr_Fish]

Looks like the app is ReefTrace Live.

 

[Cbones1979]

Looks like the app is ReefTrace Live.

Yup. Reeftrace. Think it was $5 but well worth it

 

[Dr. Jim]

Higher pH can only help. Consider plumbing outside air to skimmer. (Lowering CO2 is the only way to keep pH more elevated.)