ph problem

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shipper

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hi all im new i have a 75 gallon reef tank .im in the beging stages of it im in week 3. i bought garf grounge for to mix with my life sand and have 20 pounbds of life rock in there its in cycle mode as of yet. my big ? is i cant keep the ph up it keeps droping. i here from people it is common and to not worry is this true as of today it is 7.86. should i do a water change and more marine buffer.thanks all for any advice .


im seing ro water also nitrite is high also
 
Don't worry about the pH while the tank is cycling. It will bounce all over. Once your nitrite has dropped to 0, you can do a water change and adjust the water parameters to where they need to be.
 
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