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Old 10-28-2009, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by wickedfrags.com View Post
Maintaining consistent alkalinity is much more important than concerns regarding pH, again IME.
Agreed.

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how do i maintain alk at 125 to 145
Weekly testing, and the use of a commercial buffer to raise it. If you're looking for a product name, one of my favourites is Seachem Reef Buffer 8.3 which helps keep a higher pH. If you have a fish only tank it isn't as important, but if you have corals you should try to keep your alkalinity within a 1 dKH (less than 20 ppm) swing, so this may require dosing more than once a week.
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