add distilled vinegar to lower ph..need advice

johnvu713 · 02/07/2006, 02:38 PM

my ph is steady but a little high at 8.4-8.5 i want to add distilled vinegar to bring it down. Do i drip it to my sump or just dump it straight in the sump. Help!!!

wjhuie · 02/07/2006, 02:42 PM

Add 1ml per gallon

imbuggin · 02/07/2006, 02:46 PM

drip it in...or better yet. Inject co2 via a calcium reactor or plain old air stone.

Is your tank BB?

mbbuna · 02/07/2006, 02:49 PM

8.4 to 8.5 isn't bad, leave it alone and let it fall on its own. do you add Kalk ? what do you use for Alk?

Travis L. Stevens · 02/07/2006, 03:26 PM

You can add seltzer water to safely lower it. If you do not correctly add vinegar, you can mess up your balance and cause your Calcium to percipitate out.

johnvu713 · 02/07/2006, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mbbuna
8.4 to 8.5 isn't bad, leave it alone and let it fall on its own. do you add Kalk ? what do you use for Alk?

how would it fall on its own if you dont do anything to it? mine is always steady because i keep my fuge light on 2/7...i add kent alk buffer the purple bottle. HOw do you add your alk? drip?

Quote:

Originally posted by imbuggin

Is your tank BB?

im not ashame to admit :

mbbuna · 02/07/2006, 05:09 PM

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-03/rhf/index.php

02/07/2006, 02:38 PM	#1
johnvu713 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: houston Posts: 732	add distilled vinegar to lower ph..need advice my ph is steady but a little high at 8.4-8.5 i want to add distilled vinegar to bring it down. Do i drip it to my sump or just dump it straight in the sump. Help!!!

02/07/2006, 02:46 PM	#3
imbuggin Moved On Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: chicago Posts: 1,495	drip drip it in...or better yet. Inject co2 via a calcium reactor or plain old air stone. Is your tank BB?

02/07/2006, 03:26 PM	#5
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	You can add seltzer water to safely lower it. If you do not correctly add vinegar, you can mess up your balance and cause your Calcium to percipitate out. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

02/07/2006, 02:42 PM	#2
wjhuie Moved On Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: dyersburg Tn Posts: 764	Add 1ml per gallon

02/07/2006, 02:49 PM	#4
mbbuna Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6,847	8.4 to 8.5 isn't bad, leave it alone and let it fall on its own. do you add Kalk ? what do you use for Alk?

02/07/2006, 05:09 PM	#7
mbbuna Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6,847	http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-03/rhf/index.php