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    PH Issues

    Ok everybody, I have looked at all the posting for PH problems before posting mine. Everybody seems to be posting about too low of a PH. And my problem is my PH is too high.

    I am looking at getting some Sea Chem Acid Buffer to help.

    Freshwater Planted Aquarium Water Buffers: Seachem Acid & Alkaline Buffer

    Any suggestions, or recommendations on what to use, or do?

    Also I have been looking at articles about mixing fresh salt water. Every where I read, says let it sit for 24 to 48 hrs before adding to system. I have not done this, because I thought I was speeding up the process by adding a heater and water
    pumps. Would that effect my PH also?

    I have a 55 gallon tank, with a 15 gallon refugium, about, it was a 20 gallon tank converted, coral life protein skimmer, auto top off system, and I am using red sea salt mix. But I plan to start using Red Sea Salt Mix Coral Pro

    Newegg.com - Red Sea Salt - 175 Gallon Bucket - Using Now
    Marine Aquarium Salts for Reef and Saltwater Aquariums: Red Sea Coral Pro Sea Salt - What I am ordering next.

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    I have never had a problem with a PH too high im wondering if your test kit could be expired? Or giving you a bad reading. I have had bad readings from old kits. And I had problems with sachem salt with a different test kit manufacture. Are you dosing anything? And what is your alkalinity test read?

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    The test results are from my local aquarium store. So the tests kits are not old.

    I put a calcium additive in my top off bucket to keep my calcium up in my tank. Other then that, nothing.

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    What exactly is your pH? How about your other parameters? I prefer to mix my water overnight but in a pinch I've only mixed it for about an hour. FWIW, I use Red Sea Coral Pro and have always been happy with it.
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    Carmie, it has been ranging between 8.7 and 9.0. I have had my fresh water, that I use to mix, and use as my top off water, tested, and it is 7.4. All my other parameters are fine, except phosphate. But I have red mangro roots, and a phosphate reactor for that.

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    Josh, what is your alkalinity? If it is super high it can affect pH. If that isn't the case this article High pH: Causes and Cures by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com might help.
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    Thanks for jumping in Carmie I was having trouble finding that article. I can't find a lot of stuff that I used all the time and I only took a two year brake

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    Randy's articles are my go to on anything to do with chemistry. He's great!
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