I have a basement tank and struggle with PH. At Night I have hit lows of 7.71. I typically hit 7.8 to 8.02 during the day
I have done the typical things to raise PH
Outside Air to the Skimmer
CO2 scrubber
Kalkawasser
Verified that there are no deaths in the tank
I have been dosing Kalk, between 1600 and 1800ml over 24 hours to help with PH. I have recently bumped that up to 2200ml.
Problem is my DKH will rise which is expected but is there a point with running more kalk that the DKH and PH will balance out? I know that PH uses DKH but
I would prefer to keep my dkh under 9. Granted DHK in the 9's isn't going to hurt anything, but it may be a better alternative to low PH.
Current dkh is 9.1- 9.3
Calcium is around 430
Mag is 1340
Tank is hitting 8 months. Still young but maturing nicely.
Any advice is appreciated
I have done the typical things to raise PH
Outside Air to the Skimmer
CO2 scrubber
Kalkawasser
Verified that there are no deaths in the tank
I have been dosing Kalk, between 1600 and 1800ml over 24 hours to help with PH. I have recently bumped that up to 2200ml.
Problem is my DKH will rise which is expected but is there a point with running more kalk that the DKH and PH will balance out? I know that PH uses DKH but
I would prefer to keep my dkh under 9. Granted DHK in the 9's isn't going to hurt anything, but it may be a better alternative to low PH.
Current dkh is 9.1- 9.3
Calcium is around 430
Mag is 1340
Tank is hitting 8 months. Still young but maturing nicely.
Any advice is appreciated