Help, struggling with parameters.

[mvan14]

I haven't read the other posts I'm just posing my recommendation so it might have already been said. Do a 1/3 water change. Wait 20-30 minutes then test Cal and Alk. Get Cal to 420-450 and Alk to 8-9dkh. Don't worry about other parameters. Those were fixed or close enough with the water change. Get the PH right by fixing you Cal and Alk.

Yeah I’ll definitely be doing this today.

 

[mvan14]

Okay the other also possible thing is if you're not "mixing up" your salt in the bucket dry before mixing it wet you can be letting heavier elements settle or something like that, you're supposed to "roll" the bucket for like 2 minutes, and mix it up when you first get it before you use it. You never know how long it's been sitting tbh.

This is very interesting. I never thought of this or have heard of this happening to anyone else. I’m going to look into this and start trying to mix it first.

I’ll definitely have to recalibrate and try again. I’m debating on buying a better one.

 

[Charlie the Reefer]

Yeah I mean just toss your RODI on the refractometer and see what it says. That’s not how you calibrate it properly, but if it doesn’t read 0 you know something’s off.