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Got my water checked after the water change and here are the numbers:
Calcium - 460
Alk - 8
Mag - 1150
pH - 8.4
SG - 1.023 (my hygrometer said 1.026, so I got a refractometer for future measurements)
I am dosing magnesium to get that elevated. My LFS lady couldnt really pinpoint why SPS was bleaching and softies were retracted. She said my measurements arent that out of sync.
I then asked her if it could be the lights and she asked what I was running. When I said 3 and 5 watt CREE LEDs at 100% from 10-4, she pretty much said that was it. I dialed them down to 60% max to see what that will do for me, along with the magnesium. We didnt measure phosphates but the reactor will be here on Wed, so I can get that up and running too.
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