Keeping PH stable

[B_IN_SD]

My ray system has about 660 gallons and I do a daily 190 gallon w/c My water is very hard so it does not need messing with to stay stable. If your water is stable leave it alone trust me this is a can of worms that will drive you crazy if you start playing with the chemistry. Lots of people say soft water is best but everyone will tell you keeping it stable is best. Just my 2 cents.

 

[DB junkie]

if it ain't broke don't fix it..

but on that note my rays where in very hard water and did very well ( we moved since then)... I recently had some trouble w/ our pool set-up and lost 2 or our 3 rays... sold the last ray.. and added aragonite sand to our new sump set-up to buffer it as well. not sure if PH swings where part of the issue but the pool is now stabilized between that and an upgrade in filtration/flow. We will be adding new rays down the line but plan on making sure this set-up is matured threw this winter at least. I'm sure there is plenty to argue one way or the other on the issue.

Honestly, how do you know if it's broke?

 

[DIDYSIS]

This is the same with me. Constant water changes good filtration and you will not have allot of ph swing with your system.

My ray system has about 660 gallons and I do a daily 190 gallon w/c My water is very hard so it does not need messing with to stay stable. If your water is stable leave it alone trust me this is a can of worms that will drive you crazy if you start playing with the chemistry. Lots of people say soft water is best but everyone will tell you keeping it stable is best. Just my 2 cents.

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[bassguy]

The easiest thing to do is measure your water's Kh. That will tell you how much buffering capacity you have and therefore how likely the pH is to crash. You can measure the source water then measure the tank at specific intervals, say every 2 or 3 days. If the Kh is dropping measurably over the course of time you can draw up a graph and get a very good idea of when the pH will start to drop.

My source water Kh is only about 3 degrees of hardness so I have no choice but to buffer my water, which I do by adding sodium bicarbonate frequently.

X2, my Kh is about the same and I sodium bi to my WC.


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[Ade]

Well jim... what u gonna do.
Plenty of feedback. .

 

[jim barry]

Well jim... what u gonna do.
Plenty of feedback. .

I am going to leave it exactly as it is Ade!
I do 2 water changes a day and never noticed any swings. I live in a very hard water area so i hope i am good to leave things alone.

 

[SHARK13]

Doing constant water changes should keep your pH stable. If your running a drip however you may need to figure out how to keep it stable unless ypur hardness is at the proper level. Def test your hardness as mentioned before.

I recently noticed my pH was slowly falling as I am dripping RO water (dripping straight tap is not an option for me as i have free ammonia and nitrates in my well.) It stayed at about 6.5 for the longest time but eventually it started to drop little by little down to 6. I expected it to do so eventually. I slowly added some seashells to my sump and tested regularly after. Now, with the drip it stays right at 6.7. That's right about where I want it. Rays, discus, geos and pbass are happy.

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