sschofie
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hello all, I have a 55 gal. FOWLR that has been setup for about 6 months now. My reading are as follows: Am: 0, Trite: 0, Trate: 5 (and dropping thanks to chaeto), Phos: .5, Alk: 12dkh, Calc: 400, SG: 1.026. I have 3 powerheads(one in each corner facing center of front wall and one in center of the back wall facing the front wall) with a total of 500gal/hr (I think this is too low). There is about 60 lbs. of live rock(Little low) and crushed coral substrate. My problem is that my pH readings are always at 7.7. I add the Seachem buffer to raise pH to 8.3, but within a few days it is back to 7.7. I think that it may be an aeration(sp?) problem since I do not have a Skimmer, but I'm not sure. My sump light runs 24hrs/day and my main light run from 9am to 10pm. Could someone please help me fix my pH problem. TIA