Help with my ph

[Ramon84]

Good morning I was wondering if anyone can help me balance or raise my ph some I am aiming for 8.2 I do weekly water changes I dose alk and cal. But my ph sits at around 7.8

 

[Uncle99]

Fuge full of macro, light during dark DT hours.

C02 scrub for air entering the skimmer.

 

[Troylee]

Balancing is hard and not really necessary if you ask me.. getting it elevated and making the low stay above 8 is a good goal! Way to raise it would include fresh air in the house, kalk or sodium hydroxide without breaking the bank.. c02 scrubbers work well but costly in my experience.
A fuge like mentioned above works also but it’s a chore to keep clean and maintained.. I mean there’s multiple ways just depends how you wanna run your tank.

 

[exnisstech]

Good morning I was wondering if anyone can help me balance or raise my ph some I am aiming for 8.2 I do weekly water changes I dose alk and cal. But my ph sits at around 7.8

That's pretty much where my tanks run including my SPS tank which is the only one with a monitor. Mine is caused buy indoor co2 levels. I run 7.6 - 7.8 maybe 7.9 on a good day. When weather permits and the house is open I get 7.8 - 8.1 and occasionally 8.2 as a high. I'm sure I could get faster growth on my acros and if I only had one tank running I would address it. I have multiple tanks and am not into fragging so I just ignore it.

 

[Ramon84]

Do u think I should try doing baking soda dose to raise ph or should I just leave it alone?

 

[jabberwock]

Do u think I should try doing baking soda dose to raise ph or should I just leave it alone?

I did a little bit sporadically, and the tank finally settled in. IMHO, a little baking soda and RODI mixture is pretty benign. Don't over do it.

 

[Ramon84]

yes go slow to raise correct

 

[dvgyfresh]

I would aim to raise using natural methods , more flow for oxygenation/surface agitation. Maybe a air pump in sump, skimmer line moved to outside, Fuge setup 12 hours opposite of DT lights