Alkalinity problem can’t solved

[Spare time]

My salinity at 1.023-24 should I raise it to 1.026?

No that is fine.

 

[Jeffcb]

I use RS. Its 11.5 at my salinity.

 

[scardall]

It was at 1305 last time I checked. But after I did water change went down 1260.

would recommend mag to be 1400ppm.alk between 8.5 to 9.2dkh

 

[johndo]

would recommend mag to be 1400ppm.alk between 8.5 to 9.2dkh

Yes I want to achieve 8.5-9.5 dkh. However my alk always between 11-12 alk. Been using reef crystals.

 

[Ippyroy]

Alk at 9 is great. Running your tank at 11 will do amazing things. But it is right on the edge of being dangerously high. I try to run everything in the middle if at all possible. Things will and do happen that can something to spike or plummet. Being in the middle as much as possible gives me room to correct the mistakes before bad things happen.

 

[EuphylliaAddict]

I would use magnesium to help the process. Never forget to keep mag high. 1400+

 

[EuphylliaAddict]

Alk at 9 is great. Running your tank at 11 will do amazing things. But it is right on the edge of being dangerously high. I try to run everything in the middle if at all possible. Things will and do happen that can something to spike or plummet. Being in the middle as much as possible gives me room to correct the mistakes before bad things happen.

Don't ever do this. I got lucky.

 

[EuphylliaAddict]

My salinity at 1.023-24 should I raise it to 1.026?

No don't do anything actually, best to let it come down naturally, check tomorrow and see how much you consume a day

 

[johndo]

Don't ever do this. I got lucky.

So you recommended I should get the Hanna checker to test dkh?

 

[EuphylliaAddict]

So you recommended I should get the Hanna checker to test dkh?

It's one of the few I would use yes.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Can you post a picture of the aquarium?

Curious that after 10 years, there is still so little demand for alkalinity that the salt mix keeps alkalinity that high.

 

[Spare time]

Don't ever do this. I got lucky.

High score XD

 

[elysics]

My salinity at 1.023-24 should I raise it to 1.026?

Is that density or specific gravity? With density, 1.023-24 would be perfect, with specific gravity, 1.026 would be, with salinity 35ppt would be

 

[johndo]

Is that density or specific gravity? With density, 1.023-24 would be perfect, with specific gravity, 1.026 would be, with salinity 35ppt would be

I used Refractometer to test and the salinity around 1.023 to 1.024

 

[johndo]

Can you post a picture of the aquarium?

Curious that after 10 years, there is still so little demand for alkalinity that the salt mix keeps alkalinity that high.

Yes I am sending an attachment

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I used Refractometer to test and the salinity around 1.023 to 1.024

Just to be clear, that is not salinity. Salinity is a number like 35 ppt or 35 PSU.

1.023 is likely a value for specific gravity, but as noted above, it is ambiguous because density numbers also look like that but are different.

 

[johndo]

Yes I am sending an attachment

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Neither video works for me.

 

[johndo]

Just to be clear, that is not salinity. Salinity is a number like 35 ppt or 35 PSU.

1.023 is likely a value for specific gravity, but as noted above, it is ambiguous because density numbers also look like that but are different.

Never thought of it. so the reading when tested with Refractometer it’s salinity or gravity? I am confused now.

 

[Reef.]

Never thought of it. so the reading when tested with Refractometer it’s salinity or gravity? I am confused now.

The refractometer is just giving you the result in a value that is more useful, it’s measuring in one thing but then saying it’s equal to another, eg it’s measuring the refractive index of the water but giving the reading in ppt.

if I were you I would pick one and stick to it, be it 1.026 or 35ppt, I saw you said your salinity was a little off, I would correct that as that leads to all your other parameters being off like alk and calcium. Etc