all In One Test Kit

[jsker]

Thank you all for the information.

 

[jsker]

off to the LFS tomorrow to see if they have the test kit recommended by everyone. Thank you every one for the advice.

 

[jsker]

Good evening all. I have all my test kit minus nitrates here are the results
4/21
mg 1470
Ca 350 i think i did this test wrong
PO4 .02
4/22
KH 13.4
ALK 4.79 we have some hard water here in Florida
PH 7.7

anything I need to do? FYI cleaned the BIO media today and all around rinse of the power heads for the reason I have had brown Algae and some green Algae the thank is about 2.75 months now

 

[jsker]

Test kits are Salifert

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

You are using tap water for top off replacement?

 

[jsker]

you are using tap water for top off replacement?

ro/di

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

So what was the hard water comment in relation to?

 

[jsker]

So what was the hard water comment in relation to?

I thought that having hard water would through off the Alkalinity? up until 3 weeks ago I would topping off with filtered tap water and using seachem prime. After doing some reading and going to the Orlando Reef a Palooza and asking some question. I switch over Ro/DI water. I bought a Ro/Di filter to filter my tank water.

 

[jsker]

So what was the hard water comment in relation to?

I had time to read your Reef Alchemy article last night and will read though it again today to pull some more good information.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I thought that having hard water would through off the Alkalinity? up until 3 weeks ago I would topping off with filtered tap water and using seachem prime. After doing some reading and going to the Orlando Reef a Palooza and asking some question. I switch over Ro/DI water. I bought a Ro/Di filter to filter my tank water.

Hard water adds calcium and/or magnesium, but tap water can also add alkalinity.

 

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