Hello, Question. I have a 13.5 fluval tank with torch’s, Goni, monti pora and gsp
in my tank. In the process of plumbing my larger tank 90 gallon with 30 gallon sump. Regardless I can’t keep my PH up at all. Have the Apex EL controller. pH probe is newer and been calibrated twice to confirm it’s accurate. I do weekly water change of 5 gallons per week. Use tropic Martin salt.Filter floss gets changed 2 times per week. Tank has been running for 3 years with just 2 clown fish. No coral until the past 6 months. Alk-12, calcium-550, magnesium-1250, nitrate 14.5, phosphate 0, PH 7.92, water 77 degrees. I tried dripping Kalk. But it’s ph up and down without dosing. 20 lbs rock. Yes rodi water stage 6 brs system. Water filter changed on regular basis. No algee or Dino’s. Am I doing to much for a small tank? Should I not chase ph? I have dosed by hand All for reef by tropic Martin on occasion before trying kalk. All coral seem happy. Fish are happy. Ecotech XR-15 set to all blue. 40 percent maximum. Light on 7 hours per day only. Tunze auto top off. Also have an echotech MP-10 on very low flow. Just want to include everything. Fish only get what they eat from my hand. Few pellets per day.
in my tank. In the process of plumbing my larger tank 90 gallon with 30 gallon sump. Regardless I can’t keep my PH up at all. Have the Apex EL controller. pH probe is newer and been calibrated twice to confirm it’s accurate. I do weekly water change of 5 gallons per week. Use tropic Martin salt.Filter floss gets changed 2 times per week. Tank has been running for 3 years with just 2 clown fish. No coral until the past 6 months. Alk-12, calcium-550, magnesium-1250, nitrate 14.5, phosphate 0, PH 7.92, water 77 degrees. I tried dripping Kalk. But it’s ph up and down without dosing. 20 lbs rock. Yes rodi water stage 6 brs system. Water filter changed on regular basis. No algee or Dino’s. Am I doing to much for a small tank? Should I not chase ph? I have dosed by hand All for reef by tropic Martin on occasion before trying kalk. All coral seem happy. Fish are happy. Ecotech XR-15 set to all blue. 40 percent maximum. Light on 7 hours per day only. Tunze auto top off. Also have an echotech MP-10 on very low flow. Just want to include everything. Fish only get what they eat from my hand. Few pellets per day.
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