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Originally Posted by tt101
REALLY?!?! why not? this has got me super curious
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One, it's tough to measure unless you have a freshly calibrated probe. Second, as you spend time in the hobby, you realize the best measure of your tank is the inhabitants. If they're good, I'm good.
I used to test years ago, and found my pH really low. Drove me nuts for months. Then I realized the only critter stressed was me. I threw my probe out and haven't had a pH problem since.
It's not really a critical parameter. Using water and salt, your pH will be in a range acceptable to your tank. Whether it's 7.9 or 8.5 doesn't matter at all. The worst thing to do is muck around with it trying to change the number, and that can cause instability. Just leave it where it wants to be and toss the pH test kit
