Ph booster

[scotty333]

Guys
Anyone used this before?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3049198941...q9AVthzmgcYJSLtzplRO7-smtDAxZ0QBoCRIkQAvD_BwE

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

There is no product, real or even hypothetical, than can raise pH and not alkalinity, and no product raises pH more per unit of alk added than hydroxide.

 

[KrisReef]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/brightwell-boost-ph.1022378/
Yup, I still have most of the bottle.

 

[scotty333]

There is no product, real or even hypothetical, than can raise pH and not alkalinity, and no product raises pH more per unit of alk added than hydroxide.

It’s a unicorn then

 

[scotty333]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/brightwell-boost-ph.1022378/
Yup, I still have most of the bottle.

Did it work?

 

[I never finish anythi]

You seem to be making a lot of posts regarding pH. Personally I wouldn't bother chasing it unless you see things suffering. You are going down a rabbit hole my friend.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

It’s a unicorn then

What do you mean? You mean hydroxide? Close to it, yes. One can use weird chemicals that form hydroxide in the water, such as sodium oxide, but they are expensive and no better.

 

[KrisReef]

Did it work?

The pH went up a tad.

I have not used it since the trial. I don’t want to get stuck with a habit of using additives to make little changes that don’t make much difference anyway.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Did it work?

We got Brightwell to change their claims by showing it boosted alk the same as hydroxide.

 

[KrisReef]

It’s a unicorn then

It actually exists so it’s more like My Little Pony

 

[exnisstech]

Where is your pH running? Unless your aiming for faster growth so you can hurry up and start selling frags it's not really worth the effort IMO. I was 8 years onto the hobby before I even tested pH. I put a Milwaukee monitor on my acro tank just because I was curious. This tank is currently running 7.6 low with a peak of 7.9 I get 7.8 - 8.2 in warm weather when windows are open.

Coral seem happy to me but I haven't told them how low the pH is ;)

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[scotty333]

You seem to be making a lot of posts regarding pH. Personally I wouldn't bother chasing it unless you see things suffering. You are going down a rabbit hole my friend.

Sorry detective , I’m the curious type you know

 

[scotty333]

Where is your pH running? Unless your aiming for faster growth so you can hurry up and start selling frags it's not really worth the effort IMO. I was 8 years onto the hobby before I even tested pH. I put a Milwaukee monitor on my acro tank just because I was curious. This tank is currently running 7.6 low with a peak of 7.9 I get 7.8 - 8.2 in warm weather when windows are open.

Coral seem happy to me but I haven't told them how low the pH is ;)

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Nice corals
I must admit in the 25 years of this I’ve never paid that much attention either but since I’m running out of things to tinker with I thought I’d do everyone’s heads in and keep making posts pretty much all leading to the same thing

Jokes aside, I’m 7.8-8 and currently I’m having my first surge ( or kh drop ) since the 10 months ago I reset it ( it’s 8 years old really) so I should see where this goes first because obviously messing around now when it’s stable will create more bad than good

 

[exnisstech]

pH seems to be one of the new fads. A few years ago I hardly ever saw it mentioned now I see multiple posts a day about it.
I get the tinkering, I like to tinker myself also which is why I added the monitor lol. I did add a skimmer and ran an air line outside but it made no difference so I pulled it back out and now I'm tinkering setting up a new tank in the bedroom :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing: ,

 

[scotty333]

pH seems to be one of the new fads. A few years ago I hardly ever saw it mentioned now I see multiple posts a day about it.
I get the tinkering, I like to tinker myself also which is why I added the monitor lol. I did add a skimmer and ran an air line outside but it made no difference so I pulled it back out and now I'm tinkering setting up a new tank in the bedroom :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing: ,

Bloody brs videos started me off , I’m keeping away from them guys from now before it gets me in trouble with the repeat post police haha

 

[scotty333]

pH seems to be one of the new fads. A few years ago I hardly ever saw it mentioned now I see multiple posts a day about it.
I get the tinkering, I like to tinker myself also which is why I added the monitor lol. I did add a skimmer and ran an air line outside but it made no difference so I pulled it back out and now I'm tinkering setting up a new tank in the bedroom :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing: ,

Funny
I thought about having a bedside clown / nem tank just 50 ltr or so but I may be moving soon and then it’ll be 2.5m tank which I can’t wait to get started on

 

[KrisReef]

Bloody brs videos started me off , I’m keeping away from them guys from now before it gets me in trouble with the repeat post police haha

I am going to report this tomorrow. :face-with-hand-over-mouth:

Keep on reefing!

 

[exnisstech]

Bloody brs videos started me off , I’m keeping away from them guys from now before it gets me in trouble with the repeat post police haha

I think the policing was with good intent more to help you from chasing your tail than actually policing your number of posts.

 

[scotty333]

I think the policing was with good intent more to help you from chasing your tail than actually policing your number of posts.

No it’s fine , I get used to the people who have awesome tanks after years of asking questions and finally have the recipe but don’t want to share

Happy reefing

 

[I never finish anythi]

Sorry detective , I’m the curious type you know

Curiosity killed the cat. ;)