With these warm spring days. Ive opened the windows to enjoy some fresh air. I took a look at my pH meter and is was at 8.6, whew that fresh air/Co² scrubber combo. Has anyone noticed negative effects from higher pH? How high is too high?
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7.5 last night, its been creeping down, i just upped my dosageI don't think 8.6 is an issue on its own. What is your Alk like?
Ive got another tank in the same room with the same ph meter, but no scrubber hooked up yet, reading 8.2 Same milwaukee meters purchased a few months apart, not too long ago too. I hope they wouldnt be off by that much, but i know how electronics can be. And im aware of the .2 varienceI would assume that the pH is not 8.6 and is lower but your pH meter can't tell the difference between values of a 0.2 difference. Either way, I wouldn't worry.
Ive got another tank in the same room with the same ph meter, but no scrubber hooked up yet, reading 8.2 Same milwaukee meters purchased a few months apart, not too long ago too. I hope they wouldnt be off by that much, but i know how electronics can be. And im aware of the .2 varience
Already using AFR. Its the best for small tanks. I love that i dont have to worry about salinity swings from 2 partEh I still wouldn't worry too much. If the anxiety gets to you, you can dose something like amino acids which should temporarily have some pH lowering effect, or dose a non pH raising alk/calcium (or an all in one) additive like carbo-calcium or all for reef.