help! pH too high!

[XeniaGirl]

Good evening,
I'm up at almost 1AM wondering what I'm going to do for my nano. I have a maroon clown and a scooter blenny, with a ton of yellow polyps, xenia, and mushrooms. I have noticed my xenia is not as full as usual, nor are the other corals. Since things looked a bit unhappy I did a water parameter check, and all is normal except my pH looks a bit higher than normal.
Normally it's right in the 8.0-8.2 range but now it looks closer to 8.3 or .4. I know that the ideal is 8.1-8.3 but this is the only thing that looks "not normal."
After doing a quick search on here and not finding any conclusive solutions, I need to know what the best way is to bring pH down a bit.
Thanks!

[XeniaGirl]

help... anyone?...

[YLChik]

i thin kyou are still with in normal range
posting other parameters would probably help you get an answer

Normal is a relative term
what is your calcium alk specific gravity and how are you measuring ph?

[XeniaGirl]

here's what I have:

temp: between 81 and 82 all the time
nitrate: 0
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
pH: 8.4 (usually is 8-8.2)

I checked salinity a few days ago and it was normal but I need to do it again (however I'm about to run out the door).
I just can't figure out why all of my corals suddenly look so unhappy! (the fish and crustaceans all look fine)

[XeniaGirl]

oh - this is all done by basic water testing (refractometer for the salinity) and I don't have the ability to test calcium nor alkaline

[Hendersonracing]

mine hit 8.5 today...I think as long as it dosent drop or raise drastically you will be ok...Ive been hitting 8.4-8.5 day and 8.3 night....My 400 watters make the ph climb like crazy...

[zero186]

do a couple WC changes and it should return to normal if there isn't something there causing it to riase

[Hendersonracing]

seems the brigher bulbs the higher ph..

[Big B]

Are you supplimenting anything?

[chrisdamage]

Do A Water Change!