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Old 03-18-2010, 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by therealshark View Post
is there a product that can raise the alk but not affect the PH to much?

my tank is a dominated SPS tank but my PH is at 8.4 and dont want it to rise any higher, i am having problems keeping my alk above 7.0 right now.

any suggestions would be great
thanks
Even normal baking soda will raise it up, and not affect ph too much. Just add a little at a time and see what happens.

Is 8.4 your peak? Sure your meter is calibrated right, very few people with low alky have high ph problems.

At any rate, I wouldn't be worried with a high ph of 8.6 if my low was 8.4 or less. Just do things slowly.
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