pH dropping -hello winter

[Delphinus]

pH is a little like describing a musical concert by telling you which was the average note played by all the instruments all evening.

[Magickiwi]

So what you guys are saying is that it is useless to monitor or adjust for pH values?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Magickiwi

So what you guys are saying is that it is useless to monitor or adjust for pH values?

Pretty much. The only time I would test is if I had a problem that I couldn't otherwise figure out. My Apex pH probe is still brand new in the box.

[Madreefer]

Bahhhh ph is over rated and for fear mongers. Don't fiddle. In a calcium reactor that's a different story

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

Bahhhh ph is over rated and for fear mongers. Don't fiddle. In a calcium reactor that's a different story

I don't even play with it in my reactor

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

I agree with most replies PH...what is that been a long and I mean a long time since I dipped in for PH...

[xenon]

Hook up a CO2 scrubber to your skimmer air intake and voila! problem solved.

It would be nice if we had scientific results on what a raised PH would do for our corals but we just don't know.

[asylumdown]

According to my Apex, the pH in my tank hovers between 2.4 and 2.8. Apparently the absence of a probe is quite acidic...

The one thing I would mention about reef buffer is to be careful about how you interpret your alkalinity readings after you use it. Reef buffer contains a significant amount of borate, which contributes to total alkalinity. If your'e using a single reagent titration test kit for carbonate (i.e., you add a single coloured reagent directly to your water until there is a colour change) to measure your dKH, you're measuring total alkalinity.

I ran in to a problem when I was a newb where I was adding too much reef buffer and not enough carbonate/bicarbonate. My dKH was consistently reading in the 8-9 range, but then all the tips of my corals started burning, then whole colonies started practically self immolating. I bought the Seachem test kit that allows you to test for both borate and total alkalinity and discovered that my carbonate alkalinity as measured in dKH was down around 4.5 or something ridiculous.

[banditpowdercoat]

Ya Mine has always been just below 8. Now last couple months its creeped to just above 8. No one seems to notice but me

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I would disconnect the probe for the winter, problem solved.

Originally Posted by Delphinus

pH is a little like describing a musical concert by telling you which was the average note played by all the instruments all evening.

I'm of the same thoughts
But if you're still concerned about it, it was mentioned to run your skimmer intake outside
I've mine plumbed through a window and added a filter on the outside to keep bugs from plugging it up (happened this summer and it overflowed )
You can see my filter here 2nd pic
It's just a breather filter for a carbureted V8