The Talkingreef Community
   

Its time to enter the September POTM Contest

Go Back   The Talkingreef Community > General Discussion > General Marine Discussions

» Photo of The Month
» Talkingreef Live (TRL)
» Online Users: 66
3 members and 63 guests
Dtip, Nazaroth, surfcaster1006
Most users ever online was 570, 05-23-2008 at 06:55 PM.
» Comment line

Powered by MyChingo
» Site Partners


Reefkeeping


Project DIBS


ReefPedia

» Sponsor
» Advertisement

Remove Advertisement

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-09-2008, 11:32 AM   #1 (permalink)
Apprentice
 
SaltCritters's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Reelsville IN
Posts: 138
Thanks: 9
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
SaltCritters is an unknown quantity at this point
Send a message via AIM to SaltCritters
Raising PH

What is an easy way to raise the PH in about 300+gal of water? My Ph was at about 7.75 last week so i ran the Skimmer air lines out the window to get some fresh air in the water and that raised it to about 7.8-7.9. Whats another way to raise it? I would like it to be around 8.2 or so. I have some Kents PH buffer stuff but it only seams to raise the alk. Any ideas?
__________________
PJ

Check out my Build Thread Click Here!

SaltCritters is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Sponsored links
Old 04-09-2008, 02:06 PM   #2 (permalink)
Grand Master Reefer
 
CarmieJo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 7,864
Thanks: 210
Thanked 168 Times in 162 Posts
CarmieJo is on a distinguished road
What is the alk? How long after lights on are you testing? pH is lower during the dark cycle & increases through the light period. I drip kalk but it will raise the alk too.
CarmieJo is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-09-2008, 05:01 PM   #3 (permalink)
Apprentice
 
SaltCritters's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Reelsville IN
Posts: 138
Thanks: 9
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
SaltCritters is an unknown quantity at this point
Send a message via AIM to SaltCritters
My Alk is usually around 8-9 but after adding the Kent PH Stuff it jumped to 12.6 so i stopped adding that. Ya i know all about the light cycle thing. I have my fuge and one frag tank come on at night when the others are off so the PH stays pretty steady and doesn't drop much. I have the Aquacontroller so i check the PH everytime i go in the fish room and it stays pretty steady at about 7.9 now. I just calibrated the probe and did a manual test to make sure the prob wasn't screwed up..
__________________
PJ

Check out my Build Thread Click Here!

SaltCritters is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-09-2008, 07:27 PM   #4 (permalink)
Grand Master Reefer
 
CarmieJo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 7,864
Thanks: 210
Thanked 168 Times in 162 Posts
CarmieJo is on a distinguished road
I think I would try using kalk for top off and seeing what that does. It is useful for maintaining Ca & alk and is known to increase pH.
__________________
Carmie

Only disasters happen fast!



54 Corner Tank
Carmie's Cube


Show people you appreciate their advice! Click the icon under their name to add to their reputation.
CarmieJo is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-11-2008, 11:04 PM   #5 (permalink)
Apprentice
 
SaltCritters's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Reelsville IN
Posts: 138
Thanks: 9
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
SaltCritters is an unknown quantity at this point
Send a message via AIM to SaltCritters
Thanks ill give it a try.
__________________
PJ

Check out my Build Thread Click Here!

SaltCritters is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-11-2008, 11:45 PM   #6 (permalink)
Limited Edition Admin/Moderator
 
lReef lKeeper's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Louisville, Ky
Posts: 2,823
Thanks: 28
Thanked 101 Times in 93 Posts
lReef lKeeper will become famous soon enough
Send a message via AIM to lReef lKeeper Send a message via MSN to lReef lKeeper Send a message via Skype™ to lReef lKeeper
you could use Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime too. it is the exact same thing as Kalkwasser but a LOT cheaper and available at about any grocery store chain.
__________________
Bobby

"I FORMERLY glued animals to rocks"

NO TANK RIGHT NOW, but you never know when I might throw one together !! I have everything I need but the time!!





Show people you appreciate their advice! Click the icon under their name to add to their reputation.
lReef lKeeper is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2008, 01:42 AM   #7 (permalink)
Grand Master Reefer
 
veriann's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: australia
Posts: 4,213
Thanks: 4
Thanked 32 Times in 29 Posts
veriann is on a distinguished road
Send a message via Skype™ to veriann
I dont even know what PH is? Let alone calculators, no thats not right, kalkulators, no no no, kalkwashers. lol
__________________

V-series Productions
veriann is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2008, 09:20 AM   #8 (permalink)
Grand Master Reefer
 
CarmieJo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 7,864
Thanks: 210
Thanked 168 Times in 162 Posts
CarmieJo is on a distinguished road
Oh yeah, sorry I didn't mention Ms. Wages, that is all I use. Make sure you get MRS. WAGESŪ Pickling Lime <br>16 oz. (454g) in the plastic jar, not one of the other products as there are multiple varieties. You can find it in the canning sections of the store.
__________________
Carmie

Only disasters happen fast!



54 Corner Tank
Carmie's Cube


Show people you appreciate their advice! Click the icon under their name to add to their reputation.
CarmieJo is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2008, 04:52 PM   #9 (permalink)
Apprentice
 
SaltCritters's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Reelsville IN
Posts: 138
Thanks: 9
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
SaltCritters is an unknown quantity at this point
Send a message via AIM to SaltCritters
Well i haven't gotten around to trying the kalk yet. But i did turn on another one of my skimmer pumps, it has 5 pumps on it and i have 3 running now. The ph raised up to about 8.1. Its gradually getting higher
__________________
PJ

Check out my Build Thread Click Here!

SaltCritters is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2008, 05:05 PM   #10 (permalink)
Grand Master Reefer
 
CarmieJo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 7,864
Thanks: 210
Thanked 168 Times in 162 Posts
CarmieJo is on a distinguished road
That certainly makes it seem like a CO2 issue. How do you maintain Ca?
__________________
Carmie

Only disasters happen fast!



54 Corner Tank
Carmie's Cube


Show people you appreciate their advice! Click the icon under their name to add to their reputation.
CarmieJo is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2008, 05:13 PM   #11 (permalink)
Apprentice
 
SaltCritters's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Reelsville IN
Posts: 138
Thanks: 9
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
SaltCritters is an unknown quantity at this point
Send a message via AIM to SaltCritters
Water changes. I change about 20 gallons or so a week some times 40 gallons. My ca is still at 430. I have a Ca reactor but i haven't set it up yet sense the Ca is still in good shape.
__________________
PJ

Check out my Build Thread Click Here!

SaltCritters is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2008, 06:47 PM   #12 (permalink)
Grand Master Reefer
 
CarmieJo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 7,864
Thanks: 210
Thanked 168 Times in 162 Posts
CarmieJo is on a distinguished road
That's great!
__________________
Carmie

Only disasters happen fast!



54 Corner Tank
Carmie's Cube


Show people you appreciate their advice! Click the icon under their name to add to their reputation.
CarmieJo is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On
Forum Jump