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StirCrazy 01-16-2002 10:24 PM

Proper PH levels
 
hey from looking at the different setups I see PH ranging from 7.9 to 8.5. if your PH is 8.4ish how does this afect things? and is there anything wrong with this?

Steve

reefburnaby 01-16-2002 11:24 PM

Proper PH levels
 
Hi,

One of the benefits of higher pH is that algae tends to grow slower in higher pH conditions and certain soft corals grow better in high pH conditions (for example, Xenias).

High pH can also cause phosphates ions to precepitate. Low pH causes them to desolve back in to the water stream. I believe this is one of the reason's why high alk can control green algae growth.

- Victor.

StirCrazy 01-17-2002 12:13 AM

Proper PH levels
 
thats cool but lets say my PH was 8.5, would there be any problems with introducing fish or inverts? or anything else you could think of?

Steve

reefburnaby 01-17-2002 01:15 AM

Proper PH levels
 
Hi,

8.5...probably not a problem. I think on average the oceans are around 8.2 to 8.4. So, 8.5 is not too high. Besides, we can not replicated the extact nature of ocean water anyway...so if the pH is a little high or a little low...the invert or fish should adapt. Larger inverts and fish do not adapt as easily as smaller species.

- Victor.


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