Specific Gravity and pH
OK...so I'm a few days into the cycle. It's my first time using shrimp. NH4 is up nicely...but still no nitrites. The shrimp is getting covered in an nasty bubbley type of casing...my 8 yr old is quite curious as to what the heck I'm actually doing.
I roughly added about 70 cups of salt....which would add up to about enough for 140gal based on the Instant Ocean bucket. Right now, according to my InstantOcean hydrometer, my specific gravity is between 1.021 and 1.022. With this much salt, my pH is at 7.8.
Qestion is...Should I increase my SG? If so...if I add more salt to bring the SG up to 1.024, do you think that will be enough to get my pH up in the 8's?
OK...so I'm a few days into the cycle. It's my first time using shrimp. NH4 is up nicely...but still no nitrites. The shrimp is getting covered in an nasty bubbley type of casing...my 8 yr old is quite curious as to what the heck I'm actually doing.
I roughly added about 70 cups of salt....which would add up to about enough for 140gal based on the Instant Ocean bucket. Right now, according to my InstantOcean hydrometer, my specific gravity is between 1.021 and 1.022. With this much salt, my pH is at 7.8.
Qestion is...Should I increase my SG? If so...if I add more salt to bring the SG up to 1.024, do you think that will be enough to get my pH up in the 8's?