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Who checks PH
Who out there actually checks there PH level?
I do regular water changes keep my salinity @ 1024-25, dose ca & alk and maintain my mg manually but have not been checking the ph, how important is it really? My tank looks awesome with healthy corals and fish. :noidea: |
Only time I checked it was when I was dialing I'm dosing kalk
Other than that it's a waste I thibk |
If you are not doing anything to the tank that will affect ph ie carbon dioxide , acid, lack of o2.........then as long as your tank has an acceptable alkalinity and temp then I wouldn't worry to much about ph .
Shifts are normal from low to high nightly but if it drops below 7.6 or for any reason goes higher than 8.6 then I would step in. Keep in mind all ph buffers add alkalinity , so if you must add a buffer know that you never only add just a buffer. Watch your corals , mainly the hard corals if ph is too off they will be the first to tell you. |
That's kinda what I do, watch the livestock and figured as long as everybody looks good and healthy it must be ok.
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I checked mine in 2003. It was low so I threw the meter out. Haven't had trouble since.
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Thanks everyone my suspicions have been confirmed.
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In my tank over 24 hours it swings between 7.9 and 8.35. The low value is the night time. The tank is about 6 ft from the deck door and the door stays partially open overnight summertime.
If you do just a test, it depends a lot when you do it and if you don't like the value, what do you do with it? |
I monitor mine with my apex. For me i just find a comfort in knowing things are dialed in just right when dosing. Mine ranges from about 8.05 to 8.23 daily.
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Last time I checked PH was when I started up my big tank a year or so ago
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I dose Ca and Alk(sodium carbonate) every ½ hour. It helps keeping it up, but not much about day-night swings.
My main bioload are the corals (SPS). I have some fish, mainly utility fish. This shows once again that every tank is different. |
my apex tells me what it is... never pay any attention to it tho
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I use it to turn my co2 on and off.... So much easier
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Chasing pH is a dangerous game.
If you have aragonite based substrate, live rock, and use good buffers then there is no reason in my opinion. It is important when using Kalk or a Calcium reactor but that is about it. If you are using 2 part you just need to check your salinity... |
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