What am I?

[Teeka01]

I would say I get good surface agitation because the water going back in the tank on the surface of the water.

[FragOutpost]

PH is always going to be lower in the morning than in the evening. This is normal. This is why some people will run the lighting on their refugiums on a schedule that is opposite the main tank in order to balance the PH. A drop in PH during the evening is part of the respiration process. Your PH should swing less than .2 during a 24 hour period otherwise your animals can become stressed. 8.15 is a little on the low side but not by much. 8.2-8.3 is recommended.

[FragOutpost]

Most people who run calcium reactors have problems keeping their PH above 8.0-8.1 and a PH of 7.9 is not uncommon when using a calcium reactor.

[Teeka01]

Boy and I have problems without the calicum reactor. A caliculm reactor is on my wish list.

[FragOutpost]

Dripping some calcium hydroxide will help to bring your PH up as well as decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in your water column. Calcium hydroxide can be found at Rowes grocery stores in the home canning department and is sold as pickling lime. The downside to dripping calcium hydroxide is that it will slightly increase your alk, which normally would be a good thing.

How is bubbles doing?

[Teeka01]

With all the stuff today I still haven't tested the water today. I just started the air bubbles so I will let you you everything tommorrow.