alk levels

[cmmatxh]

is 10 alk ok? everytime i test i get between 10-11 alk im testing with a hanna and i use fritz RPM. my tank is about 2 months old and i have 2 torches, 1 small hammer, a trachy, a small chalice frag, some a acans, blasto and a goni. they all seem ok except for the goni that does not extend at all. i’m just wondering if it’s the high alk that’s bothering it bc i’ve seen a lot of ppl saying that their alk is around 7-9. and should i somehow bring it down if possible? also i was told by my lfs guy to switch salts because he’s not a big fan of what i use

 

[Smokeshow]

Seems kinda high. Have you tested calcium? What is your ph at? What salt are you using. I like red sea coral pro.

 

[cmmatxh]

every time i try to test cal and mag i don’t get a reading, using the red sea kits. im using fritz rpm

 

[krash7172]

Fritz red or blue? Red is high alk. I've had good luck with Fritz blue and I use it mainly because my LFS does. I keep my alk 8-9.

 

[cmmatxh]

Fritz red or blue? Red is high alk. I've had good luck with Fritz blue and I use it mainly because my LFS does. I keep my alk 8-9.

the blue box

 

[mdb_talon]

If kept stable 10 alk should be fine. I use red sea coral pro and using 2-part keep my alk around 11. More important to stay stable than fighting to get it lower if it wants to be higher....having said that though it seems odd that it is reading 10-11 if using fritz blue. Are you dosing anything? What is your calcium at is it on the low side?

 

[Deep]

whats your salinity at and how do you measure it ? My guess would be high salinity,.

 

[cmmatxh]

whats your salinity at and how do you measure it ? My guess would be high salinity,.

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[Deep]

32.7 ppt

That seems quite impossible unless you are dosing. What did you use to measure it ?

 

[cmmatxh]

That seems quite impossible unless you are dosing. What did you use to measure it ?

i’m not dosing anything and measured salinity with a hannah checker that i just calibrated yesterday