i noticed yesterday that my ph in my brackish marine tank is high . what i need to know is how high is too high and how to bring it down .
current perams are
amonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 40ppm (working on this with algea scrubber and cheato)
phos 4.0 ( same as above )
ph 8.5
1.020 sg
28 degrees c
50 gal with 15 gal sump
200 gph turnover
50 gph thru scrubber
i dont have a test kit for calc and mag yet but i am getting one didnt think i needed them for brackish .
in my tank i have 1 scat , 1 archer, a moray eel, 2 hermits 5 turbos
is the hight phos and nitrate causeing my high ph i am working on these nate down from 180ppm after a testkit problem was giving me bad readings. scrubber is 3 weeks old .
my scat is shaking a little but not flicking .
how can i get it down or do i just need to get the phos under control.
i know my biggest prob is wc with treated tap i am saving for a ro/di unit but money is tight and not driving means ro from the shop becomes a problem.
thanks for the help guys i know i have problems .
current perams are
amonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 40ppm (working on this with algea scrubber and cheato)
phos 4.0 ( same as above )
ph 8.5
1.020 sg
28 degrees c
50 gal with 15 gal sump
200 gph turnover
50 gph thru scrubber
i dont have a test kit for calc and mag yet but i am getting one didnt think i needed them for brackish .
in my tank i have 1 scat , 1 archer, a moray eel, 2 hermits 5 turbos
is the hight phos and nitrate causeing my high ph i am working on these nate down from 180ppm after a testkit problem was giving me bad readings. scrubber is 3 weeks old .
my scat is shaking a little but not flicking .
how can i get it down or do i just need to get the phos under control.
i know my biggest prob is wc with treated tap i am saving for a ro/di unit but money is tight and not driving means ro from the shop becomes a problem.
thanks for the help guys i know i have problems .