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New reefer here. My Red Sea 425XL is almost 5 months old and I am having issues with low PH, 7.4 to 7.5, and alkalinity increasing .2-.3 dkh per day. I presently dose magnesium, but nothing else. I have 2 reactors that are running nitrate pellets and the other using Rowaphos. Someone advised that I run an airline from my skimmer to outside of the house and tried kalkwasser to increase my PH, but alkalinity increases too much for the slight increase in PH. I obtain my water from my LFS, as I do not have the room for a RODI system. Is this just "growing pains" with my system and just need to ride it out, or am I missing some piece of chemistry I am not aware of? Any advice is appreciated.