Alkalinity?

[jsker]

Red sea blue bucket.

The alk is lower than the pro. I agree with the above posts, salinity is low. I run mine at a 1.0251 to a 1.0256.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

These may be a good place to get started on understanding the chemistry issues in reef tanks:

That's what I thought and the reason will house only softies. Don't want to have to supplement. So any idea why "easy corals" are just surviving?

If you have or intend for coralline algae to grow on rocks (instead of green hair algae), that uses a lot of calcium and alkalinity, and so it may become necessary and is not a big deal.

Purity of your source water could impact all invertebrates, including soft corals. Are you using tap water?

 

[mmw64]

These may be a good place to get started on understanding the chemistry issues in reef tanks:


If you have or intend for coralline algae to grow on rocks (instead of green hair algae), that uses a lot of calcium and alkalinity, and so it may become necessary and is not a big deal.

Purity of your source water could impact all invertebrates, including soft corals. Are you using tap water?

No RO.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

No RO.

That's good.

 

[mmw64]

Raising From 1.022 to 1.025 -1.026 should take you about three to four days you want to do this slowly to not shock anything

okay. Will do.

 

[fz1163]

I just purchased a HANNA H1713 Phosphate Low Range Checker. Wonderful, easier to use. Also after 25 years I started using ELOS ALK, Calcium, and Magnesium kits. Very simple and quick way to get a lot of info.