All keep rising ?

[sabyhappy2]

what kind of rock do you have? I have heard some of the artificial rock can raise/release alk. I would check everything else. If nothing else seems out of place then I would take a small piece of rock out and put it in some fresh saltwater. Measure alk before placing in the rock and then after 24 hours of the rock being in it.

Aquaforest rocks the pink ones and the Carib sea purple ones are the only ones I have in that tank and Carib sea Fiji pink sand if that helps
Running seapora carbon and filterfloss
And of course just regular bio max by fluval and some by aqua clear

 

[SlugSnorter]

Calcium needs to be 400 and magnesium 1350

I had a calcium of 6 at one point.

 

[BrandonS]

Aquaforest rocks the pink ones and the Carib sea purple ones are the only ones I have in that tank and Carib sea Fiji pink sand if that helps
Running seapora carbon and filterfloss
And of course just regular bio max by fluval and some by aqua clear

only way to know for sure would be to run an experiment and test.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I had a calcium of 6 at one point.

Were you making your own seawater and left out an ingredient? lol

 

[sabyhappy2]

Were you making your own seawater and left out an ingredient? lol

Haha no not that much of a chemist unless aquaforest forgot a component
I’m at a loss I can’t see it being the rocks cause I thought they were safe for saltwater since they are marketed for it from two good brands

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Haha no not that much of a chemist unless aquaforest forgot a component
I’m at a loss I can’t see it being the rocks cause I thought they were safe for saltwater since they are marketed for it from two good brands

I was aiming that at slugsnorter who suggested he once got a calcium value of 6 (doesn't happen in a reef tank).

Are you straightened away now, or is there still a concern about alk rising?

To verify a test that is far off of expectation, testing new salt water along side tank water is often a good way to be sure the kit and the handling are appropriate to give the expected result.

Alk can rise for some reasons, if there's still a concern.

 

[sabyhappy2]

I was aiming that at slugsnorter who suggested he once got a calcium value of 6 (doesn't happen in a reef tank).

Are you straightened away now, or is there still a concern about alk rising?

To verify a test that is far off of expectation, testing new salt water along side tank water is often a good way to be sure the kit and the handling are appropriate to give the expected result.

Alk can rise for some reasons, if there's still a concern.

Yeah I’m gonna check it against an other Hanna checker to see if that’s it (don’t think it is) I also have checked my premade salt before adding it to my tank which is 7 ppm for alk
I can try moving a rock and seeing if it’s the rocks although there are mushrooms on most of them so I’ll have to find one without.

without using kalkwaster paste I just don’t know how it would be rising unless it is the rocks

I guess my main question is about it will it hurt in the long run (softies for coral) and my fish if it’s not gonna hurt I won’t try to mess with it too much if it is I’ll try and find the root cause

not planning on doing sps or lps

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Yeah I’m gonna check it against an other Hanna checker to see if that’s it (don’t think it is) I also have checked my premade salt before adding it to my tank which is 7 ppm for alk
I can try moving a rock and seeing if it’s the rocks although there are mushrooms on most of them so I’ll have to find one without.

without using kalkwaster paste I just don’t know how it would be rising unless it is the rocks

I guess my main question is about it will it hurt in the long run (softies for coral) and my fish if it’s not gonna hurt I won’t try to mess with it too much if it is I’ll try and find the root cause

not planning on doing sps or lps

Moving a rock won't tell anything.

Falling nitrate or dosing nitrate boosts alk.

Rock and sand can slowly dissolve down in it where pH is lower. Usually demand is far above that, but it does happen.

top off with tap water can add alk, as can some additives you might not think do.

 

[sabyhappy2]

Moving a rock won't tell anything.

Falling nitrate or dosing nitrate boosts alk.

Rock and sand can slowly dissolve down in it where pH is lower. Usually demand is far above that, but it does happen.

top off with tap water can add alk, as can some additives you might not think do.

But my alk is high not low in my tank and what do you mean failing nitrate can cause alk problems ? How would it fail

 

[SlugSnorter]

Were you making your own seawater and left out an ingredient? lol

no, my saltmix was basically tablesalt (low alk and cal, high mag), but only for the top layer of salt, its been great ever since then. (this low cal was while cycling)

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

But my alk is high not low in my tank and what do you mean failing nitrate can cause alk problems ? How would it fail

I did not say alk problems.

I said falling nitrate boosts alk.

You said you had high alk, so falling nitrate can be a possible explanation.

A drop of 50 ppm in nitrate (except by water chantge) boosts alk by exactly 2.3 dKH.