Apr 20, 2020 #1 Jono562 Community Member View Badges Joined Feb 19, 2020 Messages 39 Reaction score 18 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 My question is if anyone adjusts the ph of new salt water going into the tank to match the existing ph at the time of?
My question is if anyone adjusts the ph of new salt water going into the tank to match the existing ph at the time of?
Apr 20, 2020 #2 Boxofpurplerocks Active Member View Badges Joined Apr 1, 2019 Messages 298 Reaction score 271 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I personally don't worry about it. If it was over a 50% change, then possibly, but the effect should not be too large to harm anything.
I personally don't worry about it. If it was over a 50% change, then possibly, but the effect should not be too large to harm anything.
Apr 21, 2020 #3 Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist View Badges Staff member Super Moderator Excellence Award Expert Contributor Article Contributor R2R Research My Tank Thread Joined Sep 5, 2014 Messages 67,930 Reaction score 64,367 Location Arlington, Massachusetts, United States Rating - 0% 0 0 0 No. You will end up with excessive alkalinity if you try to adjust pH in any way except aeration with air that has a lower (or higher) amount of CO2 in it.
No. You will end up with excessive alkalinity if you try to adjust pH in any way except aeration with air that has a lower (or higher) amount of CO2 in it.