whilst its wise to notice the
PH vaules, resist the temptation to fixate on it! its going to swing to some degree regardless of how much you try to control it or worst still chase it!.
i'd concentrate more on maintaining your
Ca &
Alk levels.
raising of the
Alk and
Ca levels in your tank mean your adding more calcium & bicarbonate ions into solution. hense in simple terms the more "bricks and mortor" you provide to be readily available for your corals, the more stable your tank becomes, and as a result build quicker!
Ph does have a relationship here, id try to think of it more like a warm butter knife, to
hot or to cold and the butter block gets hammered, at the right levels your
PH allows the butter to be spread without affecting the bread! weird analogy i know!
this balanced equalibrium within the tank doesn;t last long, so keeping one step ahead of the game is the best way to play it!
dose in which-ever means tickles your fancy, making it a daily event is the key to success for the pillars of stability!
even though you have abit of choice at this stage, id throw a white flag in now and say your 2 & 3 part additives and buffers can only take you so far before its no longer keeping your levels stable at viable affordable levels, at which point the relative cheapness of
kalkwasser might seem the next logical step!
any questions refer them to the next person,
lol, just kidden!
post away when you test your levels again!
