most natural way to raise my PH???

[Gseclipse02]

i really do hate to use chemicals in my tanks i try to do every thing the most natural way but yea...

any help will be good

[Kristy]

Kalk drip. Effective and reliable, but read up on it A LOT before your first attempt so you know what you are doing. If done too aggressively, it will wipe out everything in your tank.

[mharmon]

Weekly 20% water changes to increase your buffers would probably do it, although some might say you only need 10%.

[marshall.read]

what is your pH? what livestock do you keep? my pH stays stable at 7.8, a little low, but given I only keep LPS and softies it doesn't cause me any trouble.

[glennr1978]

how are you aerating your water? good surface aggitation or a skimmer (or both) would help to raise ph. also, opening a few windows to air out your house for a while could help as well.

[glennr1978]

fwiw, IME having a relatively low ph isn't necessarily a bad thing so long as it's not dangerously low, or unstable.

[gjuarez]

read up on washing soda

[Daniel]

You can use baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)which is a naturally occurring to your tank. 1 teaspoon per 50 gallons I believe is the correct amount to add.

[camaroracer214]

you could:
-increase photoperiod (how long your lights are on)
-put a light over your sump if you don't have one already
-if you are running a calcium reactor, increase effluent pH
-drip kalkwasser if you aren't running a calcium reactor
-add buffer or kalkwasser to your top off water
-increase aeration (via skimmer, water pump, air pump, fan, or other method of surface agitation)
-open windows and doors (co2 can build up in a room and drive down your tank's pH)