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So I set up this tank about 3 months and have been having a little issue with low Ph. First let me just say that I know you shouldn't chase Ph and that stability is more important. While the tank is doing its thing and maturing I would like to try and get my Ph up a little bit before I start adding corals down the road.
When I first set up the tank my Ph around 7.5. If I opened the windows all up it would go to like 7.8-7.9 so I know it's a co2 issue. I ran the skimmer intake outside and it went up to around 7.6-7.7. Once I get to it I plan on having the refugium be like a macro display tank so I'm hoping that will also help reduce the co2.
My question is, what would happen if you dosed kalk with no corals to consume the alk and calcium? Would it cause your alk and calcium to become very high? I usually do about a 30g water change every 1-2 weeks (the dip in the graph).
When I first set up the tank my Ph around 7.5. If I opened the windows all up it would go to like 7.8-7.9 so I know it's a co2 issue. I ran the skimmer intake outside and it went up to around 7.6-7.7. Once I get to it I plan on having the refugium be like a macro display tank so I'm hoping that will also help reduce the co2.
My question is, what would happen if you dosed kalk with no corals to consume the alk and calcium? Would it cause your alk and calcium to become very high? I usually do about a 30g water change every 1-2 weeks (the dip in the graph).