I have two lab grade pH probes (Neptune brand), and I've calibrated them twice now with #7 and #10 pinpoint solutions. They're in the same part of the sump, getting a lot of flow. They're literally right next to each other.
So sometimes they're .10 away from each other, then the other day they were nearly .8 from each other. One pH probe reading 8.35, the other 7.56. What the heck? Can these be trusted?
Then I used my seachem pH test kit, and it gives me a result that says between 7 and 9 LOL! what a horrible kit.
This new tank just won't cruise along whatever I do with it. I always had awesome results with my nano, and thinking more water meant better stability, but that's totally not what's going on. The larger tank has more complicated stuff, maybe I'm creating more problems by correcting things rather than it just sitting stable on it's own. Who knows?
Skimmer doesn't work, LiterMeter III auto water exchange is off by a lot, pH probes on the fritz, Calcium at 500ppm always without dosing, Magnesium always at 1600-1800ppm, and ALK drops in weird ways, pH is... who knows what it is.
Very sad. Thinking of going back to a small tank =P
So sometimes they're .10 away from each other, then the other day they were nearly .8 from each other. One pH probe reading 8.35, the other 7.56. What the heck? Can these be trusted?
Then I used my seachem pH test kit, and it gives me a result that says between 7 and 9 LOL! what a horrible kit.
This new tank just won't cruise along whatever I do with it. I always had awesome results with my nano, and thinking more water meant better stability, but that's totally not what's going on. The larger tank has more complicated stuff, maybe I'm creating more problems by correcting things rather than it just sitting stable on it's own. Who knows?
Skimmer doesn't work, LiterMeter III auto water exchange is off by a lot, pH probes on the fritz, Calcium at 500ppm always without dosing, Magnesium always at 1600-1800ppm, and ALK drops in weird ways, pH is... who knows what it is.
Very sad. Thinking of going back to a small tank =P