High Alk

Vanquishxxxx · 07/18/2006, 02:31 PM

Is high Alk bad, i dont know why but mine is rediculously high
, although my ph is at a sterady 8.0 my alk is at like 4.57 how do i lower that , i tested it twice to make sure, i used salifert

bertoni · 07/18/2006, 02:33 PM

4.57 meq/L is high, but not that bad. I would just stop supplementing it and let it drop on its own. Using pH buffers often causes this problem...

WaterKeeper · 07/18/2006, 02:34 PM

See Alkalinity

All yours Jon.

Vanquishxxxx · 07/18/2006, 02:41 PM

ok thanks, yeah i dont use any buffers, coudl it be that i jsut did a water change yesterday??

bertoni · 07/18/2006, 02:46 PM

I'd try measuring some freshly-mixed water, to see what's happening there. What chemicals are being added to the tank?

Vanquishxxxx · 07/18/2006, 02:51 PM

hey waterkeeper if you dont mind i have a question? In your opinoin since my calicium is at 400 ppm coudl i jsut add some calicium and let both of them drop??

07/18/2006, 02:31 PM	#1
Vanquishxxxx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 998	High Alk Is high Alk bad, i dont know why but mine is rediculously high , although my ph is at a sterady 8.0 my alk is at like 4.57 how do i lower that , i tested it twice to make sure, i used salifert

07/18/2006, 02:33 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	4.57 meq/L is high, but not that bad. I would just stop supplementing it and let it drop on its own. Using pH buffers often causes this problem... __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

07/18/2006, 02:34 PM	#3
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	See Alkalinity All yours Jon. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

07/18/2006, 02:46 PM	#5
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I'd try measuring some freshly-mixed water, to see what's happening there. What chemicals are being added to the tank? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

07/18/2006, 02:41 PM	#4
Vanquishxxxx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 998	ok thanks, yeah i dont use any buffers, coudl it be that i jsut did a water change yesterday??

07/18/2006, 02:51 PM	#6
Vanquishxxxx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 998	hey waterkeeper if you dont mind i have a question? In your opinoin since my calicium is at 400 ppm coudl i jsut add some calicium and let both of them drop??