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08-24-2014, 06:02 PM
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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. 
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Hey! I never "LEFT" the hobby, just doing fresh water now. Which is still listed as part of Canreef if I'm not mistaken. 
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08-24-2014, 06:16 PM
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Only time I checked it was when I was dialing I'm dosing kalk
Other than that it's a waste I thibk
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Current tank---125 gallon mixed reef 60 gallon sump, Reef octopus nw200 skimmer, Rapid LEDs, Maxspec gyre, Mp10s, Fuge, Biweekly 20% WC, QT everything
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08-24-2014, 06:18 PM
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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.
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08-24-2014, 06:29 PM
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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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Hey! I never "LEFT" the hobby, just doing fresh water now. Which is still listed as part of Canreef if I'm not mistaken.
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08-24-2014, 07:25 PM
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Thanks everyone my suspicions have been confirmed.
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Hey! I never "LEFT" the hobby, just doing fresh water now. Which is still listed as part of Canreef if I'm not mistaken.
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08-24-2014, 07:50 PM
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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?
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08-24-2014, 07:59 PM
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