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VT2011

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I have a 55 gallon tank with a wet/dry filter, emperor 280 and 400 on it. It had caribsea eco-complete planted as substrate, lots of driftwood and peat in the wet/dry filter along with phosguard. I change the tank water with R/O water that comes out with a PH of 5 but i buffer it up to 6 and as the week progresses the PH rises. The PH last week was a solid 6.2 but today it is about 7.5......what the heck and how the heck?

THANKS!!!!:D
 

haynchinook334

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i don't know, but driftwood will lower your PH....might be rocks you might of had added?
 

Hawkfish3.0

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Have you measured your kH and dH? Do you have a lot of aeration in the tank? All of these things will effect your pH.
 

VT2011

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so....i read the back of the products.....phosguard removes phosphates and all that good stuff.....the buffer im using is a phosphate buffer......wow......maybe i should read the labels.....:wall:
 

Hawkfish3.0

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A phosphate buffer will raise your pH! Looks like you answered your own question!
 

brianp

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Phosguard is "aluminum oxide". My guess is that is reacting with H+ to form "aluminum hydroxide". But, you may want to give Seachem a call.
 
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