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12/24/2013, 05:04 PM
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Location: Bay Area
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Calcium builds up too fast on my PH and return pump
Found my return pump mag 9.5 not working again and had to soak it in vinegar to clean it out. It seem like I am cleaning the koralia evo and sump return pump with vinegar every 2-3 weeks. As I find them not now working. What am I doing wrong?
Also finding a haze calcium film on my side of my tanks that I have to use a razor to clean. I am dosing BRS2 part with doing pumps. mag= 1320 cal=400 alk=8.4 78F 1.026
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fox face, royal gramma, pair of Clowns, Cheato, candy cane, hammer, blasto, sun coral, plate coral, moon coral, BTA Current Tank Info: 75 gallon, 29 DIY sump, aquaticelife t5 6x54w, eshopps overflow 800, mag 9.5 return, brs gfo reactor, 2 evo 1050 and 1 evo 1500, koralia wavemaker, desklamp cfl 13w 6500k for refugium, aqua c ev 180 with mag 9.5, marinedepot refractometer |
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12/24/2013, 05:45 PM
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Location: Garden Grove, Ca
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Two causes come to mind. First are you waiting at least 5 minutes before adding the alkalinity part after you add the calcium? You need to do that and be sure to add the chemicals in a high flow area. You may also be overdosing even though your levels test normal. If you are cleaning calcium precipitate off the glass on a weekly basis and constantly having to increase the amount of two part you have to dose to maintain your alkalinity and calcium levels this is almost certain to be the problem. Try reducing the amount of two part you are dosing to about 1/3 to 1/2 what you are currently dosing and the problem should go away
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12/24/2013, 06:20 PM
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Yes I am waiting atleast5 minutes. I am clearly overdosing then, but if I dose less, my levels go down. So how do I dose less and keep levels the same?
I am using a digital timer for alk and cal. For alk, it is dosing 7 times a day, 8 minutes each time. Cal is 2 times a day. Maybe dose alk less so it will be in the lower 8 range and this will bring up cal?
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fox face, royal gramma, pair of Clowns, Cheato, candy cane, hammer, blasto, sun coral, plate coral, moon coral, BTA Current Tank Info: 75 gallon, 29 DIY sump, aquaticelife t5 6x54w, eshopps overflow 800, mag 9.5 return, brs gfo reactor, 2 evo 1050 and 1 evo 1500, koralia wavemaker, desklamp cfl 13w 6500k for refugium, aqua c ev 180 with mag 9.5, marinedepot refractometer |
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