Sudden jump in ORP

[TWYOUNG]

For the first month my ORP concerned me remaining around 170. It gradually rose to 270 during the second month. Last night it SHOT UP to 400 overnight and has remained there. Tank has ZERO nutrient levels and also had a sudden bloom of wispy hair algae overnight. Graph attached! Can anyone offer an explanation?

 

[Biglew11]

The ocean has an ORP range of 300-450 mV. You can successfully keep an aquarium at this range, but as long as your tank’s ORP levels are between 200 and 500 mV, you are in good shape.

Taken from here.
https://reefkeepingworld.com/high-orp-in-reef-tank/

 

[ScubaFish802]

ORP Suddenly High

I know enough about ORP to know that I do not fully understand it. And that I don't need to really track it constantly. With that said, within the past few days Apex has reported warnings because ORP is above 450. Does a pattern of it rising mean anything? The only thing I have noticed is that...

www.reef2reef.com

Not sure if this might have anything useful as well

 

[TWYOUNG]

The ocean has an ORP range of 300-450 mV. You can successfully keep an aquarium at this range, but as long as your tank’s ORP levels are between 200 and 500 mV, you are in good shape.

Taken from here.
https://reefkeepingworld.com/high-orp-in-reef-tank/

I'm not so much concerned about the level rather I'm looking for an explanation for the rise other than faulty equipment.