swishyfishies
Aquarium Advice Activist
I just got my test kits (Salifert) yesterday & I decided to see what the pH currently is in my tank (new set up, only saltwater in it at the moment) Well, on the pH test kit the results I got was the 7.7 on the color chart. Now I have read that anything below 8.1 is a dangerously low level. Is a newly set up tank going to always register this low at the beginning? If it matters I use RO water in my tank & my metals are at 3 ppm.
Also I am having a hard time understanding Alk & it's relationship to pH. How should I use the pH & Alk test kits in relation to one another? (wow the Alk test kit looks a bit complicated)
Also I am having a hard time understanding Alk & it's relationship to pH. How should I use the pH & Alk test kits in relation to one another? (wow the Alk test kit looks a bit complicated)