what is your tap water pH

[whatcaneyedo]

More than you ever wanted to know about pH.

A Simplified Guide to the Relationship Between
Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium and pH
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-06/rhf/index.php#10

Low pH: Causes and Cures
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rhf/index.htm

High pH: Causes and Cures
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-03/rhf/index.htm

[tt101]

thanks guys....honestly i have been stressing like crazy because i was worried that my tank would be uninhabitable and that i would end up with a steamy boal of fish soup because of the pH and now knowing "seasoned" experts dont even give a flying **** about pH im less stressed lol.
thanks again you guys were a lot of help and also thanks for the links.....a bit too in depth for my taste but still very nice

[subman]

lol you need to relax and put the test kits down.. I only test calcium and alkalinity. unless something seems odd (by sight) that's it. I have no idea what my ph in my tank is but it's 6.5 in my calcium reactor rofl

[tt101]

hahahah lol fine fine, i am now putting down the test kits. what is alkilinity? what does it do lol? and i have a calcium test but im not touching it until i actually have anything in the water and on top of that whatever is in the water it better depend on calcium loool

[Mike-fish]

calcium will naturally buffer pH into the accepted range

[whatcaneyedo]

Originally Posted by tt101

hahahah lol fine fine, i am now putting down the test kits. what is alkilinity? what does it do lol? and i have a calcium test but im not touching it until i actually have anything in the water and on top of that whatever is in the water it better depend on calcium loool

Don't be afraid to read and educate yourself.

Chemistry and the Aquarium: What is Alkalinity?
By Randy Holmes-Farley
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/2/chemistry

[tt101]

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

Don't be afraid to read and educate yourself.

Chemistry and the Aquarium: What is Alkalinity?
By Randy Holmes-Farley
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/2/chemistry

i know, i agree and thanks for the links. there is just so much crap online and so much false info that i would rather ask on here and get opinions from people who have had reef tanks themelves

[Proteus]

7.3 out of the tap. But 8.4 in tank. I quit checking tank since I found I was getting foul reading from halide lights. Strange as it sounds. My reading differs from tank to sump