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Oh man this is really gonna bake your noodle. We put crushed coral skeletons (aragonite mined from land, reef safe), into a small chamber and pump compressed CO2 into it. At pH below 7.5 It melts the rocks and then we blow off the CO2 while we drip it into the tank. We can go a little lower...

Yeah that sounds like a TA problem. And yes that needs fixing, but after you fix that doesn't the pH return to normal?

It's easy to tell but the fish don't complain, the corals melt below pH 7.6ish. Everything just dies.

I'm new to pools, but not water chemistry. I have been a marine aquarium hobbyist for a few years. We care about the Alkalinity/Calcium/Magnesium balance, but just basically push the SI much higher to satisfy the needs of corals and snails to easily build themselves (making Calcium and...

New to pools, but due to Reef Aquarium hobby I already understand water chemistry pretty well (maybe better than some pool professionals). I like to focus on understanding the science and why, instead of just do it. That seems common here. There are some really cool ways the hobbies overlap...