Ph help

[bluebulls49]

So I tested my phone to night and it came out at 6.0 what is the safest way to raise it and should I be panicking

 

[Reeferdood]

Well,
I'm sure the ph of your phone is not what you were asking about..
6.0!
Either your test kit is bad or you have some tough critters in there...
What test kit are you using and tell more about your setup...

 

[bluebulls49]

I hate auto correct lol I have api test kit... It is a 100 gallon tank with 30 gallon sump have mostly softies with a few sps and lps I recently moved everything over from a 46 gallon bow front around 4 months ago

 

[bluebulls49]

I was thinking test was bad tested again and got same result but everything in my looks fine and happy I think I will take a sample to my lfs before I do anything

 

[jsker]

I was thinking test was bad tested again and got same result but everything in my looks fine and happy I think I will take a sample to my lfs before I do anything

That sound like a good plan to have the water tested at the LFS. It was suggested that possibly it is the test kit for PH that is bad. I had that happen previous.

 

[Reeferdood]

Yeah,
That would be the first step..
7.8 would be the lowest I would want to go, what are your other parameters?

 

[bluebulls49]

Alk is 12 calcium is 450 nitrate 0 phosphate 0 temp 78

 

[Brew12]

Alk is 12 calcium is 450 nitrate 0 phosphate 0 temp 78

Maybe an expert can chime in, but I don't think it is possible to have a pH under 7 and have Alk at 12dkh.

 

[Reeferdood]

I'm leaning towards a bogus test kit.

 

[bluebulls49]

Ya waiting on lfs to open gonna take my kit and sample and try to figure out how I'm going wrong I'm still a newbie but this is a issue I haven't ran into before

 

[jsker]

Maybe an expert can chime in, but I don't think it is possible to have a pH under 7 and have Alk at 12dkh.

I am not an expert but that is kind of my thought too..
Here is a link to Randy's post about PH

 

[jsker]

Ya waiting on lfs to open gonna take my kit and sample and try to figure out how I'm going wrong I'm still a newbie but this is a issue I haven't ran into before

Lets us know the results please:)

 

[bluebulls49]

Will do guys thank you all very much for your patience and replies

 

[Reeferdood]

That's precisely why we are all on this site..
Everyone helps each other out...:D

 

[bluebulls49]

It was old test

 

[Reeferdood]

Better results?

 

[bluebulls49]

Yup 8.1 I have a new test on its way from Amazon

 

[bluebulls49]

I'm glad I waited before I started adding stuff

 

[Reeferdood]

Better safe than sorry!
:D