raise ph naturally ????

[evaneatspie555]

is there any natural way to raise ph in a reef tank ?

[sphelps]

Using an outside/fresh air source for the skimmer can sometimes help depending what CO2 levels are like inside your house. There are also many other ways but it depends on what your define as "natural"

[evaneatspie555]

well i know with fresh water u can adddrift wood and that will lower the ph i used that method for several of my tanks for years now i was wondering if shells more rock or anything in that manner would be able to raise the ph?

[Money pit]

I use air from a small air pump and bubbler to my w/c water, it keeps the PH stable. I don't see why it wouldn't work in a tank. I would think your skimmer would do the same.

[evaneatspie555]

yeah i just have a small 30 gallon but but i do have a skimmer my ph is sitting at somewhere between 7.5 and 8 ish im not the best at reading the colours.

[sphelps]

whats your salinity and temperature?

[evaneatspie555]

Originally Posted by sphelps

whats your salinity and temperature?

temp is 79 and salinity 1.023

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by evaneatspie555

temp is 79 and salinity is 1.023 i think i should raise my salinity a bit ?

Yeap, raising it to 1.025-1.026 should raise your PH.

[evaneatspie555]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Yeap, raising it to 1.025-1.026 should raise your PH.

i hadnt checked my salinity in about 2 weeks i had thought it was about that high

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by evaneatspie555

i hadnt checked my salinity in about 2 weeks i had thought it was about that high

are you using a refractometer for salinty?? if not then you will prob get different readings all the time from a hydrometer they may all be ball park of where you need to be but a refractometer is pin point. now with that being said a ph of around 8 isnt bad at all in fact ph tends to swing from night to morning so its best to test it the same time everyday.if you dont see any ph swings of drastic numbers and your corals look fine then i wouldnt worry about it.

if your tank was older and you were more experienced i would tell you what someone else said and it was the best advice i ever heard....throw your ph test over your fence lol as someone new to salt hobby and a new tank its good to test for it but dont raise it unless its drasticlly low all the time then theres issues