Chase that pH??

Pre-warning. This video is HUGE. Huge in the length of the video as well as the information that it contains but mainly it's very long! You have been warned!

In a very 2020 fashion, some things that were thought to be conventional tried and true methods are being overturned and being shined/viewed in different thoughts and approach in our industry.

If you have been in the hobby for a hot minute, I have no doubt in my mind that you would have heard people tell you or others not to chase pH and that as long as you are within acceptable numbers, you are ok. For the most part, this still holds true for the vast majority but those that seek enlightenment in keeping water and student of achieving the ultimate ionic balance in our water in our aquariums or those that suffer chronically low pH (Florida residents, I am talking about us) are we contempt with just ok? Can we do anything else? Can it be/get better?

While conventional ways of raising pH are using c02 scrubber, kalkwasser and reverse photoperiod with algae but sometimes, it's simply not enough. Chris Meckley of ACI Aquaculture has been experimenting with something far more dangerous and something that you wouldn't think to ever add in our aquariums.

Check out what he says is a game changer for him on his farm. While we do not recommend this for anyone at the minute due to the extremely caustic nature of the product, I wanted to let you guys know what things are being used in the front lines and I am very happy to see people experimenting to make this cheap and effective way to raise your pH and keep it up there to keep your pH to natural seawater levels.