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03/05/2013, 07:48 PM
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First official test results
Got all new test kits today so these results are all good all old kits were old did not trust them
well here they are SG 1.024 refractometer PH 7.8 pen tester AM 0 Saliferrt Nitrate 2 Sal Nitrite 0 Sal CAL 360 Sal MAG 960 Sal ALK 9.9 Sal DKH I added snails to tank 1 week ago and I did a 20 gal water change 3 days ago I have been adding 1 TBL of kal per 2 gal of water in ATO what are your suggestions I am using RO/DI water Crystal sea salt Last edited by bighead; 03/05/2013 at 07:58 PM. |
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03/05/2013, 07:55 PM
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Not bad.Slowly work on raising you'r calcium and PH though.
I like my calcium about 450ppm, and my PH between 8.0 and 8.4. But so far so good.
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03/05/2013, 07:59 PM
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will more Kalk raise ph maybe 1 tbl per gallon
and just a cal addidive like B ionic |
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03/05/2013, 08:02 PM
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Yep that should help.
I would only do it slowly,like I suggested, you don't want to shock you'r tank right away. But you should be good!
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03/05/2013, 08:12 PM
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thank at least i am heading in the rite direction better than the wrong direction
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