Need some help ladies & gents so plz bare with the long post!~
Ok so I recently purchased a 75gpd Deluxe BRS Chloramines Ro/DI unit and finally made my first batch of water last night~
Today I did my weekly 5 gallon water change on my 22g and noticed the PH skyrocketed from my standard 7.89 in the am to 8.19 in the pm TO a PH of 8.4! Now as the night has progressed I'm at 8.5 and growing! WTH! Salinity and Temp was matched but like most people didnt check Alk, Calc and PH of the new water...never had an issue before. I dont dose anything, I run a fuge with no skimmer and have a very mixed reef that is incredibly happy as we speak.
I doubled checked the PH with my secondary Hanna meter and its correct. The tank looks great...coral is wide open and happy including SPS..no problems... so I'm not totally freaked but I'm not understanding what in my home water is causing this insane PH level?!
I tested the water by itself and its like 9.0+ PH level so obviously this is the cause but I'm running a brand new unit so clearly its the water not the unit. Does anyone else in Denver have a HIGH PH with their home RO/DI unit's water
I need some feedback! I mean I'll take the higher PH but my god I didnt think it would be this high after a 20% water change lol! Thx!
Ok so I recently purchased a 75gpd Deluxe BRS Chloramines Ro/DI unit and finally made my first batch of water last night~
Today I did my weekly 5 gallon water change on my 22g and noticed the PH skyrocketed from my standard 7.89 in the am to 8.19 in the pm TO a PH of 8.4! Now as the night has progressed I'm at 8.5 and growing! WTH! Salinity and Temp was matched but like most people didnt check Alk, Calc and PH of the new water...never had an issue before. I dont dose anything, I run a fuge with no skimmer and have a very mixed reef that is incredibly happy as we speak.
I doubled checked the PH with my secondary Hanna meter and its correct. The tank looks great...coral is wide open and happy including SPS..no problems... so I'm not totally freaked but I'm not understanding what in my home water is causing this insane PH level?!
I tested the water by itself and its like 9.0+ PH level so obviously this is the cause but I'm running a brand new unit so clearly its the water not the unit. Does anyone else in Denver have a HIGH PH with their home RO/DI unit's water
I need some feedback! I mean I'll take the higher PH but my god I didnt think it would be this high after a 20% water change lol! Thx!