Got my first Hanna Checker yesterday! pH was the first to arrive (Alkalinity and Calcium are also on the way).
So, I've been using a Red Sea test kit to check my levels. Tank was started up about a month ago, have some livestock in, pH was sitting right around 8.0, double checked with a backup API kit. Since dKH was also low (6), we have done 3 rounds of Reef Fusion 2-part Alk/Ca dosing. The first 2 were 2 days apart, then 3 days, then it's been 4 days since the 3rd dose. Not trying to overdose anything. This brought pH up to 8.2 (via Red Sea testing), and dKH 7.0. Looking better!
So I checked pH with the new Hanna Checker yesterday, 8.6! Checked again, 8.6! Checked pH of my RO water, 6.3! Checked tank pH again, 8.6! Checked tank pH with the Red Sea kit, looks like 8.2! I'll get some photos of the Red Sea testing later today..
Question for the day is, am I way high at 8.6 or do I need to get some calibration fluid for this thing already?!
So, I've been using a Red Sea test kit to check my levels. Tank was started up about a month ago, have some livestock in, pH was sitting right around 8.0, double checked with a backup API kit. Since dKH was also low (6), we have done 3 rounds of Reef Fusion 2-part Alk/Ca dosing. The first 2 were 2 days apart, then 3 days, then it's been 4 days since the 3rd dose. Not trying to overdose anything. This brought pH up to 8.2 (via Red Sea testing), and dKH 7.0. Looking better!
So I checked pH with the new Hanna Checker yesterday, 8.6! Checked again, 8.6! Checked pH of my RO water, 6.3! Checked tank pH again, 8.6! Checked tank pH with the Red Sea kit, looks like 8.2! I'll get some photos of the Red Sea testing later today..
Question for the day is, am I way high at 8.6 or do I need to get some calibration fluid for this thing already?!