Yes, the pH in your tank will drop somewhat at night if you are not using a reverse lighting schedule on a refugium, but even then it should only drop by maybe .1 to .2 units. A drop of 0.7 in only 8hrs is much to fast for some corals to adjust to. As far as my other water parameters go and how the move was conducted: Temperature and salinity were monitored throughout the move with neither varying more than 1-2deg. and 1ppt. None of the corals were in the tank while I was rearranging the rockwork aside from the corals that were encrusted on rocks, but those went in last anyway. For water I saved all of my water and used it to refill the tank. The corals were not under lighting both before and after the move and I repositioned my powerheads in the same place they were before the move.
Everything is back to normal now and has been stable for the past 24hrs. I think the worst is over and I am just thankful I didnt lose everything. Time to rebuild!






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