pH levels?

saltychris · 07/05/2006, 09:48 PM

What exactly is the pH levels suppose to be on a 46 bow? 8.3? 8.5? 8.4 says its ideal... its at 7.8 at the moment and the guy at the pet store told me that is what killed my cardinal fish and my coral bandid shrimp? But yet are emeralds were eating everything they got there grabby lil' claws onto... I dont kno!

And how exactly do I raise it if its not enough pH??

Pete1399 · 07/05/2006, 09:55 PM

start using Kalk to maintain PH.

masterqaz · 07/05/2006, 09:58 PM

well the ph should generally be at about 8.2, one question i have to ask you is what time did you check the ph at. Ph generally shifts though out the day, itll be low in the moring because the excess levels of Co2 (7.6) and high at night because of the excess levels of oxygen (8.4). these number i have put here are generally what my tank is like in the morning and at night, the first time i saw this i thought that every thing was going to die.

07/05/2006, 09:48 PM	#1
saltychris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Providence Posts: 87	pH levels? What exactly is the pH levels suppose to be on a 46 bow? 8.3? 8.5? 8.4 says its ideal... its at 7.8 at the moment and the guy at the pet store told me that is what killed my cardinal fish and my coral bandid shrimp? But yet are emeralds were eating everything they got there grabby lil' claws onto... I dont kno! And how exactly do I raise it if its not enough pH?? __________________ 46 Bow Front Tank, 49 lbs of live rock, a Cleaner Shrimp, a Fire Goby, Lawnmower Blennie, a Serpeant Star, a Sea Urchin, Turbo Snails, Nassarius Snails, and two hermit crab

07/05/2006, 09:55 PM	#2
Pete1399 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Im right here Posts: 369	start using Kalk to maintain PH. __________________ Pete Current Tank Info: 75g, CSS220 Skimmer, DIY CREE LEDs, DIY Canopy, DIY Stand, 29g sump/fuge, Tunze nanostreams

07/05/2006, 09:58 PM	#3
masterqaz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakville Ont. Canada Posts: 551	well the ph should generally be at about 8.2, one question i have to ask you is what time did you check the ph at. Ph generally shifts though out the day, itll be low in the moring because the excess levels of Co2 (7.6) and high at night because of the excess levels of oxygen (8.4). these number i have put here are generally what my tank is like in the morning and at night, the first time i saw this i thought that every thing was going to die.