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Low Alkalinity High PH Problem
swilly1000:
They kinda go hand in hand. Do some googling. I would try alkalinity first. Experiment without mirco-managing.
castletonia:
Always balance alkalinity first.
Upstate_Dunadan:
We got a new Grandee this past spring. At first I tried to balance both PH and Alk perfectly but it always failed. I now focus on keeping PH where it needs to be and don't worry about Alk. Alk seems to stay about where it need to be but not perfect. If I try to fine tune Alk after getting PH set, it messes up PH so I stopped trying. Seems to work well. Once a month or so I check PH and bring PH back in check and I'm good.
bradleyabell:
--- Quote from: DJJ on December 10, 2019, 03:20:31 pm ---So I have 2 conflicting ideas. Raise the Alkalinity and the PH will follow. Raise the PH and the Alkalinity will follow. Hmmmm.
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Sorry, I meant to say add PH Down. Although if your PH is high and your alkaline is low, they should pull each other and within a few days be much closer to each other than before...If not though, I would definitely add a cup of PH Down
ratchett:
--- Quote from: Upstate_Dunadan on December 10, 2019, 08:31:06 pm ---We got a new Grandee this past spring. At first I tried to balance both PH and Alk perfectly but it always failed. I now focus on keeping PH where it needs to be and don't worry about Alk. Alk seems to stay about where it need to be but not perfect. If I try to fine tune Alk after getting PH set, it messes up PH so I stopped trying. Seems to work well. Once a month or so I check PH and bring PH back in check and I'm good.
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I've got a new 2019 Hotspring Highlife and my dealer's care routine only has me checking the PH once a month, adding baking soda as needed to raise PH (it will lower on it's own). Aside from Dichlor 56 after a soak and cleaning the filters there's no other maintenance in my care plan.
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