PH Stays at 8.0

[Dasidius]

Im having trouble raising my PH in my tank. I have a reefer 250L which is about a month old. All of my water parameters are looking ok using the API test kit and red sea test kits. I have been adding Aquavitro 8.4 to get it to raise with zero results. I have not been adding a PH buffer to my RO water. My water vales are as follows:
Salinity 35 ppt
Ammonia 0 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Calcium 480 ppm
Nitrate 15 ppm
PH 8
Alkalinity 9 dkh

Any ideas?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

perfect ph.

 

[Elementalj]

perfect ph.

I was gonna say, I wish mine was a stable 8

Mine swings around like a 70's adult film star. [emoji41]

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/

 

[hawkinsrgk]

I agree with what others have said. I think a PH of 8 is good and you don't need to do anything.

If it were low and you wanted to get it higher you could add some kalk to your topoff and open a window.

 

[Elementalj]

I agree with what other have said. I think a PH of 8 is good and you don't need to do anything.

If it were low and you wanted to get it higher you could add some kalk to your topoff and open a window.

Love me some kalkwasser

 

[Brew12]

I have a fairly new tank too, and my pH stays between 7.8 and 8.0. I've decided that I will maintain my alk where I want it (around 10dkh) and let the pH go where it will.

 

[AdamNC]

Chasing pH will only make you dizzy. Just let it rise and fall at will. Any and all pH buffers are only temporary with no lasting effects other then raising your Alk. Even though they say, including AquaVitro, they will not affect pH, once it hits the water it will.

 

[Elementalj]

Chasing pH will only make you dizzy. Just let it rise and fall at will. Any and all pH buffers are only temporary with no lasting effects other then raising your Alk. Even though they say, including AquaVitro, they will not affect pH, once it hits the water it will.

Yes, yes it will.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Im having trouble raising my PH in my tank. I have a reefer 250L which is about a month old. All of my water parameters are looking ok using the API test kit and red sea test kits. I have been adding Aquavitro 8.4 to get it to raise with zero results. I have not been adding a PH buffer to my RO water. My water vales are as follows:
Salinity 35 ppt
Ammonia 0 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Calcium 480 ppm
Nitrate 15 ppm
PH 8
Alkalinity 9 dkh

Any ideas?

FWIW, simple baked baking soda (sodium carbonate) has a MUCH bigger pH raising effect than Aquavitro 8.4. And limewater (kalkwasser) has about twice as much pH raising capacity per unit of alk as does baked baking soda.

Aquavitro also makes ludicrously incorrect/misleading claims for this product, so do not believe the description.