hi what would cause ph to drop.i read something about co2 in winter inside causeing this.i add seachem reef buffer but the ph drops in hours what the heck is going on.new prop added and calibrated.please help.
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hi what would cause ph to drop.
you posted about this before and i suggested if your tank doesnt maintain a high ph, then try adding some florida crushed coral. that stuff has a better buffering ability than any other buffer on the market.
ive used that stuff for african cichlids for ever now and a filter media bag full raised the ph from neutral to about 7.8 in a 150 gallon tank and it kept it there even after water changes for as long as my african tank was running.
i am going to open the window down by the tank and see what happens i hope thats it otherwise i don't know whats going on.:cry:
well my alk is 10dkh my calcium iws around 400 mag i don't know
The first step in solving a low pH problem is to determine why it exists in the first place. Some possibilities include:
- A calcium carbonate/carbon dioxide reactor (CaCO[SIZE=-1]3[/SIZE]/CO[SIZE=-1]2[/SIZE] reactor) is in use on the aquarium.
- The aquarium has low alkalinity.
- The aquarium has more CO[SIZE=-1]2[/SIZE] in it than the surrounding air due to inadequate aeration. Don't be fooled into thinking that an aquarium must have adequate aeration because its water is very turbulent. Equilibrating carbon dioxide is MUCH harder than simply providing adequate oxygen. There would be NO change in the pH between day and night if equilibration of carbon dioxide were perfect. Since most aquaria have lower pH during the night, they also are demonstrating less than complete aeration.
- The aquarium has excess CO[SIZE=-1]2[/SIZE] in it because the air in the home that it is being equilibrated with contains excess CO[SIZE=-1]2[/SIZE].
- The aquarium is still cycling, and has excess acid being produced from the nitrogen cycle and degradation of organics to CO[SIZE=-1]2[/SIZE].
chaeto is the size of a football maybe smaller i havn't pruned it at all yet.not sure when to do this