Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - Water Test Report - Adjusting PH?

Got this back in from TX A&M a few mins ago. I haven't had a chance to review in depth but one of the numbers that stuck out to me was the PH. I have seen a contradicting answers to the question on raising and lowering PH in water. Some say the addition of AG lime increases PH and others say adding AG Lime decreases PH (gotta love the google). In my case I may be interested in raising the PH to a number greater than 7.2 or 7.4 on a 1.5 acre body of water with a max depth of 10-11' and an avg water depth of 6-7'.

I would love to hear some feedback if there is something else you guys see in the report or steps I might need to take to adjust the PH.


Thanks,

BD

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On the API,when pH sample is dark blue that's all it will do, your "high" pH test is good.
pH looks to be 7.8-8, that's good..
Looks like 7.5-8 on the LaMotte.
I wouldn't worry about alkalinity just yet.
Just my experience here, but when pH is over 7.5, alkalinity seems to be acceptable in most cases. I'm sure there are exceptions but this is a brand new pond and there will be some differing numbers (up-down) and when it stabilizes in the first full summer, action can be taken to move or adjust slightly.