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[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Ok so I'd like to pose a question to y'all.
Alk and ph seem to be what my tank's calling on me about over the last few months so how does everyone test for ph or do you even test at all?

I really never test for pH.

 

[00W]

I really never test for pH.

Yes seems to be common practice.

 

[Calmwaters]

I'm off to bed everyone! Good night!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Yes seems to be common practice.

It fluctuates so much during the day that it's really useless. I maybe test once every two or three months, just to make sure it is reasonable and it's not crazy high or crazy low. But even if I open a window in that room it will higher the pH, so many factors can mess with the stability. Obviously it's not an issue because many people have kept their reef tanks successfully.

 

[00W]

I really never test for pH.

Was curious only ;)
They don't even sell a high range ph test kit at petco.

 

[00W]

I'm off to bed everyone! Good night!

Night Amanda!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I'm off to bed everyone! Good night!

Good night, Amanda!

 

[00W]

It fluctuates so much during the day that it's really useless. I maybe test once every two or three months, just to make sure it is reasonable and it's not crazy high or crazy low. But even if I open a window in that room it will higher the pH, so many factors can mess with the stability. Obviously it's not an issue because many people have kept their reef tanks successfully.

On point Walker.
On point.
We have been opening the windows more so I thought I would just get a better grasp on the fluctuations.

 

[kevgib67]

Okay you two how often do you test and what is the ph,roughly.

Mine runs about 8, I test maybe monthly?

 

[kevgib67]

I'm off to bed everyone! Good night!

Good night Amanda!

 

[kevgib67]

Good night peeps!

 

[00W]

Good night peeps!

Night Kev!

 

[kevgib67]

Good night peeps!

Never meant to post this but while looking for a picture to post I accidentally hit this. This is me and my father at the Garden in Boston at his retirement party. RIP dad, what a great person! I don’t know how
many times I run into a problem and I want to call him. :crying-face:

 

[00W]

Good morning @Remi!

 

[00W]

Hope y'all had a great Friday!
Good night everyone!
See you in the morning!

 

[luis angel]

@luis angel
Hi Luis, How is your Aunt doing? Didn’t want to pry, but we are all still thinking about you and your family.

Thank you very much for your concern, sorry if I have been a little absent today, today (friday) was the day of the funeral and tomorrow the burial of my grandmother and my cousin, my aunt is unfortunately in a coma and does not wake up, We are waiting for some improvement but the doctors do not give much hope and if she survives there are many consequences that could come, thank you again

 

[luis angel]

Hope y'all had a great Friday!
Good night everyone!
See you in the morning!

Good night Joel

 

[tbrown]

Ok so I'd like to pose a question to y'all.
Alk and ph seem to be what my tank's calling on me about over the last few months so how does everyone test for ph or do you even test at all?

I don't test for pH. If pH is good, alk is usually good. If alk is good, pH is usually good. At least that's my understanding. The two generally work together. Low alk makes pH unstable. Unstable pH makes alk swings. Or something like that?

 

[tbrown]

I have been using api for ph for about 100 years but wanting something more exact I guess thinking of either this

Or this

Or is salifert just easy?
Never used a salifert test.

I use a Milwaukee pH pen or an Amazon special pH pen when I test. Frank uses the Pinpoint I think...

 

[luis angel]

I'm off to bed everyone! Good night!

Good night