PH problem

[Toshas79]

i told my brother to top off and to add some ph buffer to RO water but accidently insted of ph buffer he used kalkwasser mix.

 

Corals are doing fine, just ph my test kit doesn't have color to mach

[Mr. Fosi]

A pH of 10 and your corals look fine? Something isn't right.

[Toshas79]

A pH of 10 and your corals look fine? Something isn't right.

sorry maybe it's not 10 it just my test kit goes up to 8.3 I think no more and a color I got it doesn't match any , Then I conected my ph probe, calibrated it, and that showed me 12.4, maybe it's not accurat. Basicly it's hard for me find out exact ph.

[Ebn]

Better look at picking up a more accurate pH kit and calibrate your meter.

[geekreef_05]

Sounds like its time for a water change...

...a big water change.

[Scott Riemer]

Sounds like its time for a water change...

...a big water change.

Either way, shock. But, those corals should be really unhappy.

[Toshas79]

Better look at picking up a more accurate pH kit and calibrate your meter.

Today I bought calibration kit and few corals. after calibrating my ph probeI diped in the water that corals came with it showed me 12.4 (I was thinking something is not right here) and after I droped in my sump and my water shows 11.8.Maybe my ReefKeeper2 is a Sh...t?

[Mr. Fosi]

Maybe. Something is certainly not right.

 

Try putting the probe in tap water and see what it reads.

[GrandeGixxer]

You need to get some calibration fluid and calibrate it or get a new probe and calibrate it. I doubt the problem is with your RK2, the probes sometimes don't last very long.

[Toshas79]

Maybe. Something is certainly not right.

 

Try putting the probe in tap water and see what it reads.

 

 

What tap water should show?

what's the ph of tap water?

[Toshas79]

Ok tap water readings : 5.50

[Toshas79]

my tanks water reading: 11.88

[Mr. Fosi]

Tap water should be in the neighborhood of 6.0-7.0. Tap water with a pH of 5.5 would be bad for your teeth.

 

11.88 would be more than enough to kill everything in there in a matter of hours, so I think your probe is in error.

 

Have you calibrated it?

[Toshas79]

Tap water should be in the neighborhood of 6.0-7.0. Tap water with a pH of 5.5 would be bad for your teeth.

 

11.88 would be more than enough to kill everything in there in a matter of hours, so I think your probe is in error.

 

Have you calibrated it?

Yes I did calibration twice, but maybe the brand is not the best I used Milwoky, maybe there is a better brand