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09-29-2012, 01:40 PM
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I run my skimmer air thru CO2 absorbant, my ph is 7.5 without it and 8.3 with it. My sump is under my basement stairs, I tried drawing outside air but didn't see any significant results.
I don't understand why people who don't test ph tell others not to, maybe there ph is ok and not testing it doesn't matter. Everything I've ever read says that 7.5 ph is too low, my tap water is 7.6. I monitor ph mainly as a quick indicator of chemistry problems and find it hard to believe that a ph of 7.5 is not detrimental to the long term health of a reef tank.
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09-29-2012, 04:16 PM
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The reason that some people will say not to worry about the pH is that as the pH drops down, the aragonite will dissolve and bring the pH back up.
(I think this is correct, someone correct me if I'm wrong)
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09-29-2012, 04:26 PM
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If I ran a ca reactor I would monitor ph. But until then. My tank was always stable. If you really want aquavitro has a great buffer that will not raise over 8.3.
But until I see fish loose direction or inverts fall apart I won't worry I highly doubt that the oceans them self are constant considering co2 is absorb and released with flux in temp and agitation. The ocean is the largest source of co2 in our world.
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