Jul 5, 2011 #1 B Blightster Aquarium Advice Apprentice Joined Mar 25, 2011 Messages 24 Location Devon uk Is a ph of 8.0 to low for my fowlr sw if so how can I keep it at 8.3 ?
Jul 5, 2011 #2 ccCapt SW 20 & Over Club Joined Mar 15, 2004 Messages 5,365 Location Northeast PA 8.0 is perfectly fine and there is no need to try and get it any higher. Reef Aquarium Water Parameters by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com "the pH range from 7.8 to 8.5 is an acceptable range for reef aquaria"
8.0 is perfectly fine and there is no need to try and get it any higher. Reef Aquarium Water Parameters by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com "the pH range from 7.8 to 8.5 is an acceptable range for reef aquaria"
Jul 5, 2011 #3 huma-huma Aquarium Advice Addict Joined May 7, 2011 Messages 5,305 Location Hopewell Pa Second capts answer...some people would kill for a stable 8.0 ph without any boosters....you're ok
Jul 5, 2011 #4 mr_X Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Apr 27, 2008 Messages 17,895 Location Fairless Hills, Pa. better gas exchange at the water surface will raise your ph. aim a power head upwards so that the surface is somewhat turbulent.
better gas exchange at the water surface will raise your ph. aim a power head upwards so that the surface is somewhat turbulent.
Jul 6, 2011 #5 huma-huma Aquarium Advice Addict Joined May 7, 2011 Messages 5,305 Location Hopewell Pa Or crushed coral....but I do have to warn that attempting to raise your ph may result in instability...
Or crushed coral....but I do have to warn that attempting to raise your ph may result in instability...
Jul 6, 2011 #6 OP OP B Blightster Aquarium Advice Apprentice Joined Mar 25, 2011 Messages 24 Location Devon uk Ok many thanks everyone I guess I'm safe
Jul 7, 2011 #7 W warvillian Aquarium Advice Activist Joined Jan 21, 2011 Messages 173 Location Tinley Park, IL Mr.X you mentioned gas exchange in the post above. Would it matter if you had a sump compared to a tank without a sump and a tight fitting canopy?
Mr.X you mentioned gas exchange in the post above. Would it matter if you had a sump compared to a tank without a sump and a tight fitting canopy?
Jul 7, 2011 #8 mr_X Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Apr 27, 2008 Messages 17,895 Location Fairless Hills, Pa. most likely. the more surface touching air the better, as far as ph goes, but not as far as evap goes.
most likely. the more surface touching air the better, as far as ph goes, but not as far as evap goes.