What are people doing to keep PH up

[Walter White]

Since it started getting cold and the house has been shut up I have been having a heck of a time keeping my PH up. I'm lucky if it fluctuates between 7.7 and 8.0. I am already topping off with Kalk so that helps a little and I run cheato in my fuge with a light on the opposite schedule as the tank lights.

There isn't anything more I can think to do other than get some from air in the house.

Ideas? Anyone else struggle with this in the winter? I assume there has to be.

 

[djkms]

Just kalk is working for me. Keeps my PH between 8.1-8.3, all windows shut. Before kalk it would be between 7.8-8.0

 

[Cherub]

Salinity salt does a good job with PH but I also dose kalk

 

[Walter White]

Just kalk is working for me. Keeps my PH between 8.1-8.3, all windows shut. Before kalk it would be between 7.8-8.0

Hmm my PH probe may need calibrating and or im not using enough kalk probably a bit of both. Thanks

 

[Haddonisreef]

Have to add kalk everyday to boost it! Even my salinity cant keep it up in winter w windows closed! Last week when it was nice I had windows open and didnt have to dose that day! Funny how that works!

 

[that0neguy1126]

I run my Skimmer Air intake lines outside through a whole in my basement.

 

[Walter White]

this is why im placing an air exchanger right over the top of the new tank. It will constantly circulate outside air in and inside air out all year round. It has a nice heat exchange element in it to regulated the outside temperature coming in to whatever is going out. Im hoping the work to install it will really pay off.

 

[Walter White]

I have no skimmer or else I would do that. I did read that is a very good solution.

 

[dv3]

i hear you can add viagra to your kalk to keep it up

 

[Walter White]

Crap I wonder if the over the counter stuff "extenze" would work too? I can add some and see if my male clown gets frisky.

 

[Walter White]

Oh wait... what am I saying I dont have anything like that laying around the house!

 

[dv3]

lmao

 

[dirtefish]

I have no skimmer or else I would do that. I did read that is a very good solution.

lmao, ty

 

[Walter White]

lmao, ty

??

 

[Haddonisreef]

I run my Skimmer Air intake lines outside through a whole in my basement.

Awesome idea! Think I'm going home and tryen this!

 

[SAZAMA]

I dose alk at night to maintain my ph through the night

 

[subpotentjoe]

Lots of flow or agitation of the water surface helps

 

[Zoalander]

I use reef fuel 8.4 every other day at half the dosage

 

[Cherub]

I use reef fuel 8.4 every other day at half the dosage

isn't that the food Kris sells?

 

[Walter White]

I dose alk at night to maintain my ph through the night

MY ATO with kalk usualy goes off at night but its not a steady drip.

Lots of flow or agitation of the water surface helps

I have the two return pumps pointed up at the surface already so I'm already agitating the surface as much as I can. Seems to help with ORP but not really getting PH where it needs to be.

I use reef fuel 8.4 every other day at half the dosage

Do you know whats in it?