Scryden Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 As the title suggests, my test strips show a low pH (around 6.8) but high Alk (around 180). I'm trying to figure out how to lower Alk and raise pH but can't find a simple answer to this. pH Minus chemicals lower Alk but also lowers the pH even further. Using pH Plus raises Alk. What do I do in this case? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanj Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 I used to often have the opposite problem- high pH and low alkalinity , and what I did was I would raise both to get the alkalinity where I wanted it or actually even higher than necessary, and then I would use Spa Down, which hopefully would bring the pH down more than it would bring the alkalinity down. It was a balancing act! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couch67 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 There's another subforum here where posts about water care are - look in the main forum for it. Nitro and Waterbear have a few really good stickies on the subject. It mainly involves lowering your alkalinity a bit at a time, and turning on all the jets to increase pH. Its an iterative approach that takes time, but it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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