Rhetorical question:
What would happen if you set up a tank’s dosing system to only dose alkalinity to maintain a pH at 8.3?
It would work similarly as an ORP probe to maintain ozone.
If pH is lower than 8.3, the alkalinity (sodium hydroxide/sodium carbonate) would turn on.
If pH is greater than 8.3, the alkalinity solutions would turn off.
Calcium is maintained around 420ppm.
Would the alkalinity get too high? What would happen if there was a large party one day (CO2). Precipitation? Would micro/macro algae bring the pH higher than 8.3?
Again, this is just a rhetorical question. I’ve always wondered about the relationship between alkalinity and pH.
What would happen if you set up a tank’s dosing system to only dose alkalinity to maintain a pH at 8.3?
It would work similarly as an ORP probe to maintain ozone.
If pH is lower than 8.3, the alkalinity (sodium hydroxide/sodium carbonate) would turn on.
If pH is greater than 8.3, the alkalinity solutions would turn off.
Calcium is maintained around 420ppm.
Would the alkalinity get too high? What would happen if there was a large party one day (CO2). Precipitation? Would micro/macro algae bring the pH higher than 8.3?
Again, this is just a rhetorical question. I’ve always wondered about the relationship between alkalinity and pH.