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07/25/2021, 05:43 AM | #1 |
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Alkalinity is 12 !!!
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my reef is 160 gallons it is only set up 10 weeks it has done the initial cycle I have used a wee bit of nopox to help get nitrates down I have done 40% water change 3 days ago to further reduce nitrates I have added just a wee bit of PH up to get ph from7.6 up to 7.8-8.0 This morning my alkalinity is 12.0 first test and 11.9 second test. I think I am ok but any ideas why the alk is so darn high? I am going to test the blue box Fritz salt fresh mix in an hour and see what the alk is on the fresh saltwater Ok now I just tested my calcium and it is at about 510 with a brand new Red Sea Calcium test kit...NOTE: I have notttt added calcium to the water!!! Any ideas/thoughts/comments/input welcome please! Thanks Everyone!
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07/27/2021, 03:36 PM | #2 |
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A lot of reef salts mix up high in alk and calcium.....stay away from using buffer to increase ph....it will be a temporary increase and you will keep driving up alk if you continue to add buffer.......ph is a function of how much co2 is in the tank/air in the room,.....do you have a lot of people/animals in the house and is it all closed up ? 510 cal and 12 alk is high but doable...let them drop on their own. If it's a new tank, they will drop but slooooowly
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Please don't feed the bears because the bears will become dependent on free handouts and forget how to take care of themselves …... Current Tank Info: 75 Gal. Mixed reef mostly sps |
07/27/2021, 04:42 PM | #3 |
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You shouldn’t be adding anything to a new system. Do water changes and add an air stone and pump unless you have a skimmer. You’re going to hear this a million times, slow and steady, don’t try quick fixes.
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07/27/2021, 08:30 PM | #4 |
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Thanks People!
I agree...I was out of the hobby for just over a year and my mind is damn rusty! I should never have used PH Marine Buffer...If anything I should have used Kalkwasser....and will be getting a Kalk Reactor in August....
The ALk has already dropped to 11 today which makes me breathe easier... The PH is at 7.9 so its all good.. I will get the PH up with Kalk ... Yes my house has central air so windows are not opened and there is 4 adults living in the house....and the floor with the tank on it is not very big square footage..so the carbon dioxide is causing that low PH I have become aware of through this post and watching BRS video earlier.... I am going to monitor it close and I wont be using Marine Buffer again...the Kalkwasser will take care of PH and ALk...should be off to races... I will dose the Kalk EXTREMELY slowly and get things is perfect alignment. Thanks again Everyone
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07/28/2021, 01:48 PM | #5 |
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7.9 really isn't bad considering 4 adults and a closed up house......I think i'm just a bit higher with one person in the house.......
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07/28/2021, 02:04 PM | #6 |
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yes but was 7.6
Yes but it was at 7.6 before I used the marine buffer...
Anyways Kalk reactor will be going online second week of august that will solve the problem... Thanks again!
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