I can only keep my pH@8.2-8.3 for a few months before needing major tweaking again. This time I disconnected my calcium reactor and kalkstirrer for 1 week and upon returning from vacation found the "natural pH" of my 75g tank to be 7.9day, 7.6night. This setup previously led to amazing growth of SPS, clams and corallin (the rock is bright purple).
I am using ro/di H2O with Tropic Marin Pro salt and a pinch of Mg, I & Sr, 10% weekly water changes have a pH of 8.05. I cleaned and recalibrated all 3 pH probes, am having the Ca reactor and stirrer checked for malfunction at the LFS, but am frankly getting tired of chasing the pH.
I prefer simplicity as I have already had a close call with both units; despite each having its own pH controller and their powerstrips being controlled by the tank's reefkeeper controller with its own pH probe. Will it help to use an effulent chamber with the calcium reactor and get rid of the kalkreactor. Or get rid of the Ca reactor and use only kalk and let the pH stay where it is?
I am using ro/di H2O with Tropic Marin Pro salt and a pinch of Mg, I & Sr, 10% weekly water changes have a pH of 8.05. I cleaned and recalibrated all 3 pH probes, am having the Ca reactor and stirrer checked for malfunction at the LFS, but am frankly getting tired of chasing the pH.
I prefer simplicity as I have already had a close call with both units; despite each having its own pH controller and their powerstrips being controlled by the tank's reefkeeper controller with its own pH probe. Will it help to use an effulent chamber with the calcium reactor and get rid of the kalkreactor. Or get rid of the Ca reactor and use only kalk and let the pH stay where it is?