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Oh no! Should I be worried if I added one dose of it?! I did it yesterday and definitely won’t add again! It was stable at between 8.0-8.1 since the tank was up and when I had my LFS test it yesterday to be safe my LFS advised to add buffer! Now I wish I didn’t! It is too late or I should just not add again and do a water change soon?!Cool! its exciting to get a your first fish in there. They look awesome to.
I wouldn't worry about a PH of 8.1! Its well within acceptable range.
Also most people don't recommend Ph buffers. Heres a quote from Randy.
"Buffers alone are not generally a good method for raising pH because they raise pH relatively little, and often result in excessive alkalinity. Unfortunately, the labels on many commercial buffers are written in ways that convince aquarists that their pH will be fine if they just add some buffer. More often than not, the pH is not improved for more than a day, and the alkalinity rises above desired limits."
From his website here.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-05/rhf/index.php
Just a heads up!