Proper PH levels

[StirCrazy]

hey from looking at the different setups I see PH ranging from 7.9 to 8.5. if your PH is 8.4ish how does this afect things? and is there anything wrong with this?

Steve

[reefburnaby]

Hi,

One of the benefits of higher pH is that algae tends to grow slower in higher pH conditions and certain soft corals grow better in high pH conditions (for example, Xenias).

High pH can also cause phosphates ions to precepitate. Low pH causes them to desolve back in to the water stream. I believe this is one of the reason's why high alk can control green algae growth.

- Victor.

[StirCrazy]

thats cool but lets say my PH was 8.5, would there be any problems with introducing fish or inverts? or anything else you could think of?

Steve

[reefburnaby]

Hi,

8.5...probably not a problem. I think on average the oceans are around 8.2 to 8.4. So, 8.5 is not too high. Besides, we can not replicated the extact nature of ocean water anyway...so if the pH is a little high or a little low...the invert or fish should adapt. Larger inverts and fish do not adapt as easily as smaller species.

- Victor.