Good ALK, High CA and MG?

ShinerMaginer · Apr 1, 2018

I dose B-Ionic in equal parts on my 200g, 24ml a day staggered across 24 hours. My ALK is consistently around 8.8 to 9.0, and my CA is usually 470-500. Looking at the info I've found on R2R and other spots, my CA should be around 430-440 to be in balance. What I'm not sure about is what I should do next. I've read that I should actually increase the ALK dose, which will bring things more in line, but I'm not 100% confident! Anyone got some insight?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Apr 1, 2018

The calcium level you have is fine and was likely driven by your salt mix. If 9 dKH is where you want the alk, keep dosing as you have.

ShinerMaginer · Apr 2, 2018

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
The calcium level you have is fine and was likely driven by your salt mix. If 9 dKH is where you want the alk, keep dosing as you have.

Thanks Randy! I was a lousy chemistry student in high school, but I probably needed a reef tank to stay engaged!