kalkwasser in a nonno without sump ato or reactor

[rustys nanno delima]

ive hadmany tanks in the past but this is my first nanno. and for the first time my ph is low i have no ato yet or sump or reactor pretty good at making thins so have an idea of a gaoon jug tubeing and a drip valve with a lower dose of kalk being gravity dripped im not sure how long to run it or if its evev a good idea just dont want yo losemmy corals . does any one have a better idea or suggestion thank you for ur help or ideas

[Tamberav]

What's your pH? I wouldn't drip kalk in a nano. 

 

You pretty much never have to fix pH. Don't chase it. In almost no situation could it be low enough to kill your corals. A constant kalk drip in a small tank could though.

 

Generally a person just opens a window...runs a skimmer line out the window ...or does nothing. They do make CO2 scrubbers as well.

 

 

 

On 10/11/2019 at 2:50 PM, rustys nanno delima said:

ive hadmany tanks in the past but this is my first nanno. and for the first time my ph is low i have no ato yet or sump or reactor pretty good at making thins so have an idea of a gaoon jug tubeing and a drip valve with a lower dose of kalk being gravity dripped im not sure how long to run it or if its evev a good idea just dont want yo losemmy corals . does any one have a better idea or suggestion thank you for ur help or ideas

 

[mcarroll]

I agree. 

 

Alkalinity is what dictates your water's pH level (along with ambient carbon dioxide levels in your house air). 

 

You can't reasonably change the CO2 level in your house (For $x,xxx.xx, you can.)

 

But you can -- and need to -- assure proper alkalinity levels in your tank for corals and other reasons. 

 

And as long as you do that, pH will be locked into a safe range. 

 

At low levels in this pH range, the worst that could happen is slower coral growth, but I'm not even sure if that's a certainty. 

 

Of all the "Oh No, Help!! Low pH!" threads I've read, I've never actually read of any real effects on the corals or tank in general that weren't better explained by other issues the tank had going at the same time.

 

I rank "pH issues" up there with "salt issues"....things that folks sometimes blame mysteries on, but which have little actual role in the mystery.

 

If you haven't read up on maintaining alkalinity, look up anything from Craig Bingman or Randy Holmes Farley for online resources.  Check out Martin A Moe's books for reading material as well -- everyone should have one of these as their first reef reading matieral.  I highly recommend having one or more books contained in your noggin vs exclusively using online info.  There are many other good authors as well.  Fenner, Riddle, Borneman and Tullock to name a few more.