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			 I was wondering if anyone local had a PH monitor I could borrow for a short while?  I have a Hagen test kit but the colour keeps turning black and i'm pretty sure black is not an option on the PH meter.  My tank has developed a brown algae on the sand and on some of the corals as well since this morning.  I did a 20% water change yesterday and just used tap water with a dechlorination reagent.  Could this be the cause of the algae?  I tested all the parameters and they all seemed fine. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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			 how old is your tank? 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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			 The tank is about a year and a half old.  Everthing seems to be fine now though.  I added a Ph buffer and that fixed the problem.  Thanks. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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			 great!!! 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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