Sewerat
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That's what mines doing. What from? Rocks? Substrate? Dunno?
The Big 3.
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reeferkeeper420
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So what do i do if my alk is dropping(currently at 7.4) but my ca is staying constant 480?
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If alk is dropping and your calicum is still high, then just dose alk and you will see the alk will rise and the cal will fall.
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Well ive manage to keep my alk steady at 7.6 for the last 3 days, just waiting for my Cal to drop..for most of you sps guys do you aim for the 7 and 410 range for your tanks or 8.4 and 420? Just wondering what i should aim for..
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You guys confused me entirely, well not you Darryl. You have to start with small amounts and it has to be the same for each, 20 ml Alk, 20 Ml cal., then test, Mag should not be dosed unless lower than 1200. That system has always worked for me. If you don't get the desirable results then bump it up to 30 and 30 and test and so on until you get an optimum balance. adding different amounts will have negative results. It's a slow and steady progression.
reeferkeeper420
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I wouldnt dose the same amount of each if they call for more amounts... my alk is more concentrated calling for 10 mls every 75gall where as my cal and mag call for 150ml per 100 gallons, then i would need diff amounts of cal mag.
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And my tank may not be consuming as much cal as the next tank so my dosing wont be the same as the next guys.
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I am for 8.4 and 420 fwiw... why? I guess I'm just a 420 kinda guy bahahahaha [emoji41]
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I was wondering why i was leaning more towards that lol.
just wasnt sure if the natural seawater route was the best way.
reeferkeeper420
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Can you enlighten me more on how biopellets will affect my alk and what i should watch for when i start..i need to do something about my nitrates cause there steady at atleast 15. And ive been doing weekly water changes but am going to try to up it to 2-3 times a week if i can. Just need to get a reactor cause the kent one i have is leaking.
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Whenever you wanna swing by and grab that mag and chalice I've got a tlf150 here as well
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When carbon dosing (pellets = solid carbon source vs vinegar or vodka) sps can get what's called burnt tips from high alk. So I don't know if carbon dosing directly affects alk per say, but you'll want to be very careful when raising it to not burn anything.
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Ohhh ok thanks.
And yeah ive got to do that sometime, prolly ina cpl weeks, buying the tank this weekend, and then buying a light for the tank next weekend and then have a 4 hr tattoo appt that week so itll have to be the weekend after lol.
And yeah ive got to do that sometime, prolly ina cpl weeks, buying the tank this weekend, and then buying a light for the tank next weekend and then have a 4 hr tattoo appt that week so itll have to be the weekend after lol.
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Still havent been able to get my cal below 460, ive been dosing alk everday and did a waterchange with H20 salt. Is my salt maybe to high in cal to start with?
It is 440 at 1.026 so I don't think it's the salt. I think once your alk is steady for a bit you are going to see some growth spurts as corals are going to consume more being balanced. Keep dosing the alk.
What brands are you using again for alk and calc?
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What brands are you using again for alk and calc?
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460 calcium won't hurt anything, just don't dose any and it will come down in time, worst that can happen is precipitation on pumps and heaters.
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Ok thanks. Right now im using Kent for alk and BRS Bulk Calcium(the stuff u mix yourself.).
Yeah i didnt think it would, just figured it would drop faster since it was before lol then it just stopped haha. And what exactly is precipitation on pumps and heaters? So i know what to look for.
Thanks
Riley.