Alkalinity is @ 5.5

[Budman's Corals]

Im assuming thats to low and what chemical can i get to slowly brink it up,Apperently my Kalkwasswer isnt keeping it up

 

[-Logzor]

Baking soda, 2 cups per gallon. Dose small amounts to bring up alkalinity using the reef chemistry calculator. At that low level you're in the danger zone for stony corals, so raising it, slowly, as soon as possible is critical if you have stony corals in your aquarium.

 

[Budman's Corals]

Baking soda, 2 cups per gallon. Dose small amounts to bring up alkalinity using the reef chemistry calculator. At that low level you're in the danger zone for stony corals, so raising it, slowly, as soon as possible is critical if you have stony corals in your aquarium.

anyone use the hanna checker to test,I just got mine in and wanted to know if i needed to add the extra piece onto the needle thing casue it says to get 1.0ml of the fluid and I did it with out the adapter,Is that correct?

 

[ReefPiracy]

That is fine, I never use that piece. Took me over a month with hourly dosing to bring Dkh into correct levels.An Improved Do-it-Yourself Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Supplement System by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

 

[-Logzor]

Agreed, I don't use the tip either. That RHF is probably still the best article out there for dosing our reefs.

 

[Budman's Corals]

Agreed, I don't use the tip either. That RHF is probably still the best article out there for dosing our reefs.

BUt its funny my hanna is reading 102ppm and my redsea kit reads 6.1 is this close to matching

 

[mike007]

I have had the same exact problem. Makes you wonder which test kit is correct.

 

[Budman's Corals]

I have had the same exact problem. Makes you wonder which test kit is correct.

I know im Afraid of adding anything but im sure my highest reading of 6.1 is still kinda low so i should make it up to around 7 at least

 

[bct15]

Hanna alk tester is known to be inaccurate/really sensitive. Go with whichever one gives you the most repeatable results.

 

[Budman's Corals]

There all giving me the same results, I dosed some baking soda and got it up from 103 to 123 per Hanna tester,I dont wanna go no higher right now but

I have 3 kits

API was 8 drops but could of used a half drop so ill say its 7.5 ,Red Sea Kit read 8.4 but the Hanna was 123 which is only 6.8

What should i go by ,I would think the digital one would be the best , Should i just check every day all 3 of them to see how close they are or should i just go with one

 

[mike007]

Just be carefull and raise slowly. Large increases in alk. can be harmfull.

 

[Budman's Corals]

Just be carefull and raise slowly. Large increases in alk. can be harmfull.

Do you think i did to much already..That is why i stopped right there I went up 1.2 in about 6 hours so I will leave it be for a couple days.

 

[bct15]

Do you think i did to much already..That is why i stopped right there I went up 1.2 in about 6 hours so I will leave it be for a couple days.

Don't raise you alk more than 0.5 dkh a day...and that is alot for one day. I wouldn't raise more than .2 a day. But if yours is 5.5 I'd try to get it to 6.5 in three days, then slowly to 8.0 over a couple weeks.

 

[Budman's Corals]

What gets me is,Im using Red Sea Salt mix, isnt it a very High Alk when mixed? If i was to do a 25 gallon change and the freshly made mixed water is high,Can i still do the change..IF not then how do you lower the alk in the freshly made saltwater.. I do have a 150 gallons total water volume though

 

[bct15]

Are you using red sea coral pro, or red sea salt? The regular red sea is not high in alk. I use the red sea coral pro and do weekly 20 gallon changes, I don't sea a noticeable change in my alk after the water change. I keep my alk at 8.

 

[Budman's Corals]

Are you using red sea coral pro, or red sea salt? The regular red sea is not high in alk. I use the red sea coral pro and do weekly 20 gallon changes, I don't sea a noticeable change in my alk after the water change. I keep my alk at 8.

Sorry its the Pro..

 

[mike007]

I am using the pro and when i do a water change the levels do come up but several days after they go down. If you have alot of corals they will deplete alk and you have to dose to keep levels up. You have to figure out how much they are consuming each day so you can dose according. Brs has a dosing calulater which will help. If you dose with a dosing pump you can add alk. slowly without shocking tank. I use a Kent manual dosing jug which i can drip slowly.