Randy I read somewhere where you wrote corals start to dissolve at a ph of 7.7. How do people with tank ph slightly lower than that keep and grow corals?
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Well in that case, corals don't melt below 7.7 it wouldn't surprise me though if they started getting pretty upset if it got much lower.One of the best tanks I have seen is reefnjunkie. His ph runs 7.65 to 7.9. Mine also runs 7.65 to 7.85 and I seem to grow coral fine.
Well in order for the coral's skeleton to dissolve, it would need to be subjected to acidic conditions which will happen after the pH drops below 7.I’m wondering what’s stopping it from happening. I am trying to grasp the chemistry.
7 or 7.7?Well in order for the coral's skeleton to dissolve, it would need to be subjected to acidic conditions which will happen after the pH drops below 7.
77 or 7.7?
I don't think the 7.7 would be an issue. I'm wondering how are people running successful tanks once they hit that 7.69 mark.My old tank used to run at 7.7 to 7.9 because of my cal reactor. Never had any issues but since I moved the tank into the basement I am using two part as I am sure oxygen levels are lower down there and i was concerned about the PH dropping further. Calcium reactor starts melting around 7.4 so I woukd be domewhat concerned if I hit the 7.6 range.
I don't think the 7.7 would be an issue. I'm wondering how are people running successful tanks once they hit that 7.69 mark.
I'm more curious how you have a video or live feed automatically start playing in your repl!?! Lol....ah it's a gif, you fooled me. Didn't notice the fish swim backward at first.loL
Honestly I find it very very hard to believe. I have had a month or so when my pH went as low as 7.6 everyday at night due to vacation time and more people in house with no window to open in winter if you live in Coldest state .
Adam from Battlecorals is one who runs system with low pH. Even Jason Fox has it complete system in the basement and if you see his presentation Reef Current 2017, he talks about how he threw away his pH probes and doesnt measure it. With huge calcium reactors and no refugium or kalkwasser and couple that with thousands of gallons in the basement , I wont be surprised if his pH is also low if not lower than most .
Regards,
Abhishek
Randy I read somewhere where you wrote corals start to dissolve at a ph of 7.7. How do people with tank ph slightly lower than that keep and grow corals?
I always thought that ph at lower than 7 will melt coral. 7 is neutral. If My understanding is correct