day 1 - mixing salt, water, heat, running the tank
day 2 - added "live" sand (the arag alive stuff), live rock, base rock
day 3 - tested and moaned about pH being 7.7
day 4 - pulling hair out from pH being 7.7
it seems no matter what buffers I add, the pH is bound and determined to be under 8.0!!! Is it common to have such difficulty pulling up the pH in such a new tank? salinity is good, ammonia is just starting to take off... I can't find info on pH in new tanks being low!
day 2 - added "live" sand (the arag alive stuff), live rock, base rock
day 3 - tested and moaned about pH being 7.7
day 4 - pulling hair out from pH being 7.7
it seems no matter what buffers I add, the pH is bound and determined to be under 8.0!!! Is it common to have such difficulty pulling up the pH in such a new tank? salinity is good, ammonia is just starting to take off... I can't find info on pH in new tanks being low!