Ph

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What can I use to raise my ph in my saltwater tank I will be keeping a FOWLR soon and my ph is 6.5

 

[lljdma06]

What can I use to raise my ph in my saltwater tank I will be keeping a FOWLR soon and my ph is 6.5

Whoa! What's your substrate? What salt did you use? What's in the tank now?

Sg level would be great too.

 

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Hi I am getting ready to set up my 270l tank (this is my first marine tank) and just tested the tap water to check the ph and it was 6.5 I have H2o Ocean salt will this raise my ph ???I am keeping a FOWLR
Thanks for the response

 

[jeasko]

Ok so the ph is not from tank water?


If so best to make up the salt water add it to tank then measure the ph

And don't add anything until all water readings come right

 

[ALW]

Live Rock and aragonite sand will buff the pH up. It needs to be from 8.0-8.5

 

[lljdma06]

Hi I am getting ready to set up my 270l tank (this is my first marine tank) and just tested the tap water to check the ph and it was 6.5 I have H2o Ocean salt will this raise my ph ???I am keeping a FOWLR
Thanks for the response

Don't make me crazy then, do you understand that how your phrased your initial post made me think that you already had a tank with saltwater with a pH of 6.5?

 

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Hi I've just read back over my first post sorry about that
And thanks for the information

 

[kj23502]

7.8- 8.4 is fine. What you want is consistency.

 

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Ok thanks alot will keep that in mind !
Thanks so much for the replies