how do i lower my alkalinity? - Page 2

rajilnaja · 06/23/2017, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by lewis.maryann08

Mine is high and i do water changes everyday 5 to 8 gallon my alk was 11.2 and cal was 350 mag was 1400 what do i need to do to get them in line my bubble tip sont wabt to open

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Doing water changes everyday? You have to account for the alk of the source water. In our case it mixes way higher than we want to run our alk so we does muriatic acid to lower the alk before water changes..

Stolireef · 06/23/2017, 03:37 PM

Wow. You woke up an 8 year old thread. What salt are you using? Have you tested newly mixed saltwater? Ca at 350 is bad and alk is not way off either. That's not causing your issues with BTA.

lewis.maryann08 · 06/23/2017, 03:55 PM

What does my cal need to be?and as far as salt i use instant and i ocean crystals

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Stolireef · 06/23/2017, 04:27 PM

Other than the anemone, what else is growing in your tank? If you aren't growing any hard corals, keep your kH at around 10 and Ca around 350-400. If you are keeping stony corals, then we need to know a bit more about what you have and the rest of your setup.

Sohal Tang Tim · 07/29/2017, 09:32 PM

I am having the same problem...my brand new saltwater in the mixing
tank is alkalinity of 12 !! Same thing in my reef....why is it so high?

I never had alk this high until the last year...my alk was always around 8.

What the hell is going on? Is it the Reef Crystals salt I am using or is the RO water>?

Should I test the RO water itself and if so what should the alk of it be?

Thx
Tim

gentledental4u · 08/12/2017, 02:09 PM

why do you even have a calcium reactor for???? you don't have many corals....

MyMocha · 07/13/2018, 12:17 PM

Hello. A year later..
Ok. My alk is measuring T 300KH by the test strip (6 n 1) things. I know I know... I'm getting a real test kit today.
My Calc 400. That's a drop in 1 week from 430. Mg is consistent at 1410. Ph is about 8 (that real test I'm getting today. NO3 10. And Phos 0.
I'm new to having a nano (32gal bio coralife) and am finding I really need to keep on top of things as opposed to my 300gal softie beloved tank (RIP) that had tons of forgiveness.
So I've tried to find a conversion for the alkalinity and can't. Help! Do I need to panic? I'm running RO to do a water change in case...
My biocube has been running for about 6 months or so.

Thanks!! Lisa

06/23/2017, 03:37 PM	#27
Stolireef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scottsdale AZ Posts: 3,180 Blog Entries: 5	Wow. You woke up an 8 year old thread. What salt are you using? Have you tested newly mixed saltwater? Ca at 350 is bad and alk is not way off either. That's not causing your issues with BTA. __________________ I want to burn twice as bright and half as long. Oh, and a full tank crash is just an excuse for a new build. Current Tank Info: 125 Rimless Leemar, Apex, Trigger 30 Elite Sump, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 X Gen4 Radion XR30W, BM Doser, 2xMP40WES, 2xTunze 6095, Sicce Syncra 4.0.

06/23/2017, 04:27 PM	#29
Stolireef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scottsdale AZ Posts: 3,180 Blog Entries: 5	Other than the anemone, what else is growing in your tank? If you aren't growing any hard corals, keep your kH at around 10 and Ca around 350-400. If you are keeping stony corals, then we need to know a bit more about what you have and the rest of your setup. __________________ I want to burn twice as bright and half as long. Oh, and a full tank crash is just an excuse for a new build. Current Tank Info: 125 Rimless Leemar, Apex, Trigger 30 Elite Sump, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 X Gen4 Radion XR30W, BM Doser, 2xMP40WES, 2xTunze 6095, Sicce Syncra 4.0.

07/29/2017, 09:32 PM	#30
Sohal Tang Tim Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Collingwood , ON, Canada Posts: 928	me too!!! I am having the same problem...my brand new saltwater in the mixing tank is alkalinity of 12 !! Same thing in my reef....why is it so high? I never had alk this high until the last year...my alk was always around 8. What the hell is going on? Is it the Reef Crystals salt I am using or is the RO water>? Should I test the RO water itself and if so what should the alk of it be? Thx Tim __________________ "My God Reefs are Gorgeous!" Current Tank Info: 160 gallon reef

06/23/2017, 03:55 PM	#28
lewis.maryann08 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 41	What does my cal need to be?and as far as salt i use instant and i ocean crystals Sent from my SM-G930R7 using Tapatalk

08/12/2017, 02:09 PM	#31
gentledental4u Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 392	why do you even have a calcium reactor for???? you don't have many corals....

07/13/2018, 12:17 PM	#32
MyMocha Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 68	Hello. A year later.. Ok. My alk is measuring T 300KH by the test strip (6 n 1) things. I know I know... I'm getting a real test kit today. My Calc 400. That's a drop in 1 week from 430. Mg is consistent at 1410. Ph is about 8 (that real test I'm getting today. NO3 10. And Phos 0. I'm new to having a nano (32gal bio coralife) and am finding I really need to keep on top of things as opposed to my 300gal softie beloved tank (RIP) that had tons of forgiveness. So I've tried to find a conversion for the alkalinity and can't. Help! Do I need to panic? I'm running RO to do a water change in case... My biocube has been running for about 6 months or so. Thanks!! Lisa