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08-26-2010, 04:17 AM
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Hi Kyle
Great to hear from you. I have never had to take my pH down. I would be very careful. If you decide to use the vinager or some pH down do it slowly. I like the idea of multiple water changes. Tom R 
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08-26-2010, 05:53 AM
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To my knowledge, there is no difference between distilled vinegar and pure white vinegar as far as tanks go. I'm not sure there is any difference at all even.
Anyway, that said, what is your pH actually at? Please post results of your testings. Especially ammonia, nitrate, pH, calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium. Also post the brands of kits you use. A slow drip of vinegar isn't that scary to me, but I wouldn't do it without a freshly calibrated digital pH meter, and not if it wasn't 8.8 or higher. Also, be aware that the pH will try to creep back up as soon as you stop dosing the vinegar. If the pH is 8.7 or lower, I suggest you just do a 25% water change everyday until it gets lowered. Usually the safest way to "fix things" is the use of multiple waterchanges. Waterchanges wouldn't lower a chronically high pH, but in your case I understand you overdosed kalk. Next time use calcium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate!  Reefing since '93.  Last edited by Myka; 08-26-2010 at 05:57 AM.
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08-26-2010, 06:47 AM
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I agree with the others on the multiple water changes routine. Know someone else who also ODed on Kalk and after several water changes, pH was back to normal (was probably around 9.0 before the changes).
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08-26-2010, 02:41 PM
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Distilled means that a liquid is separated from a mixture, and distilled vinegar is distilled from ethanol. All vinegar is made from this process, so there is no real difference. It is like saying 100% fruit juice is made from fruit. Distilled would be a little bit purer
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