How to increase PH

[zodiac]

May i know how do you guys increase PH? Are there any effecive methods? I find it difficult to attain 8.3. The best i did was 8.2.

[Tanggy]

Add buffer lor. Can use seachem reef buffer to bring up and stabalise PH to 8.3.

[terryansimon]

what is the recommended pH value of our saltwater tank anyway?

[dradttg]

My LFS recommend me to keep pH at 8.3.

I think 8.3 should be the idea pH since seachem produces a buffer to maintain pH at 8.3.

[Tanggy]

Well lotsa site recommends 8.3-8.4. But adding buffers also got one disadvantage. if the PH climb for some reason, very hard to bring down.

[terryansimon]

hmm okay. mine is 8.24 now. no life stock in there and very little salt. hehz. (=

[dradttg]

Well lotsa site recommends 8.3-8.4. But adding buffers also got one disadvantage. if the PH climb for some reason, very hard to bring down.

It depends on the type of buffer. Seachem pH buffer only raise the pH to 8.3 and stop there.

[tigershark]

just get some baking soda from NTUC or Econ.... 1 bottle for $1++ only,

[kschew1498]

Anybody got experience with Kent Marine PH Buffer?

Got to buy a Ph test kit! Kanna mis-lead that a kh test kit can also measure Ph ^%#$%^@%^ Only get to know recently from a tread here!

[woonming]

just get some baking soda from NTUC or Econ.... 1 bottle for $1++ only,

Those contain very high in heavy metals as high as 400% ..

[NormanH]

May i know how do you guys increase PH? Are there any effecive methods? I find it difficult to attain 8.3. The best i did was 8.2.

I have the same problem. Now I'm adding like 10 teaspoons of ph buffer per week and still ph level is hovering around 8.0. Someone told me it is due to overstocking of fishes, how ture?

[RockyBoy]

Those contain very high in heavy metals as high as 400% ..

Then ur fish will 'Rock' ...

[terryansimon]

yes rock all their way to heaven.

[tigershark]

Think i am not the only one in this forum who use baking soda to raise KH.... bro RockyBoy & terryansimon, fyi, my fish is not "rocking all the way" yet. They still living happy in my tank now...

i have been used baking soda to increase my KH and maintain my PH at 8.0~8.3 for 1 yr + liao.... so far so good..... bro woonming, can share the source where you get this info from for my reference?? thanks in advance.

[terryansimon]

well I didn't mean it that way. and personally, I wouldn't know if fishes will die because of the addition of baking soda. since you say you've been using it for goodness knows how long, it should be safe then?

maybe your baking soda is urh. urh. metal free or something.

[FuEl]

You will have to buy the type that is 100% sodium bicarbonate.