is my tank demanding too much?

[Reefers Cove]

what's the reason im loosing like 1kh per day in my tank with a total volume water 250g.

i have to dose like 8oz. of two part per day also my calcium reactor looks like is not enought for it, i have like 6 big chalices and many frags also some zoas and sps big monti caps.
1kh per day is what my system is demanding?
what corals use more kh than others?

any of you guys here is in the same boat?


thanks!!

 

[amore169]

Chavo del 8 me trae memorias de mi infancia, well to ur question it depends on a lot of factors, with such much water volume when doing water changes u might be dropping ur Alkalinity and all of ur other readings Ca, Mg etc, what salt do u use?

 

[Electrobes]

You sure your test is accurate? That does seem to be an odd decrease. How far down do you let it go before you dose? Like is it reading 7-8 and you add to get back to 9 before it drops again? How often are you water changing and just how stocked is your tank?

I'd love to see a pic

 

[Murfman]

Jorge, check your mag levels. What is the dkh coming out of your Ca Reactor?

 

[Eggs]

It does seem like it's dropping too fast, but the Ca reactor could be lowering the KH. Increasing the water flow through the Ca reactor will help.

 

[ksc]

I'm dosing 400 ml of each part of recipe 2 in my 90, so my alk would drop well over 1 dkh a day, closer to 1.5dkh according to the BRS calculator. I don't run a CA reactor though, but I do have to remove 600ml of tank water daily to keep my salinity stable...

 

[Lazys Coral House]

I'm dosing 400 ml of each part of recipe 2 in my 90, so my alk would drop well over 1 dkh a day, closer to 1.5dkh according to the BRS calculator. I don't run a CA reactor though, but I do have to remove 600ml of tank water daily to keep my salinity stable...

I have noticed that my Salinity slowly creeps up as well. I have a ATO so it keeps tank topped off. Are there salts in Calcium Choloride, Soda Ash etc...?

 

[ksc]

According to RH Farley the recipe that uses baking soda an CA chloride has a salinity of 37ppt combined.

 

[CoralBandit]

Anything that dissolves in solution from an ionic bond is a salt so yes all of those things are salts. Ionic bond = a + charge held next to a - charge (i.e. Na+-Cl (Table salt))

 

[Lazys Coral House]

Thanks

 

[Reefers Cove]

thanks for taking time and answer my thread
i test my water today
kh 7 elos test kit
ca 360 salifert
ma 1230 salifert
salinity 25 refractometer
im using natural salt water from a marine lab in my area (free) mg and kh is lit low but i just dose a day before i do water change, i use 2 par to rainse kh & mg. ca is 420ppm.

calcium reactor efluent 16.5 kh 120 drops per minute.

thanks guys!

 

[Reefers Cove]

some pics

this are not the best pics but u will have an idea..

You sure your test is accurate? That does seem to be an odd decrease. How far down do you let it go before you dose? Like is it reading 7-8 and you add to get back to 9 before it drops again? How often are you water changing and just how stocked is your tank?

I'd love to see a pic

 

[aquafrags]

look like you have a relatively high load on calcium and alk, I am currently dosing 480 ml of alk and day and 400 ml of calicum a day

SPS use a lot of calcium and alk

maybe it's time for a biggger reactor

 

[DLO]

Sounds normal to me . I drip 20 gallons of kalk a day plus running a large calcium reactor .

 

[Reefers Cove]

im using a korallin 1502 1048 eheim pump on it. is rated up to 400g
is it enought??

 

[Reefers Cove]

is my tank demanding to much?

whats the kh in ca rector??

Sounds normal to me . I drip 20 gallons of kalk a day plus running a large calcium reactor .

 

[Murfman]

thanks for taking time and answer my thread
i test my water today
kh 7 elos test kit Normal for sea water but low for aqurium
ca 360 salifert Low
ma 1230 salifert Low
salinity 25 refractometer
im using natural salt water from a marine lab in my area (free) mg and kh is lit low but i just dose a day before i do water change, i use 2 par to rainse kh & mg. ca is 420ppm.

calcium reactor efluent 16.5 kh 120 drops per minute. That is what I drip in my 300 with 125 sump.

thanks guys!

Try for Ca at 420
Mag at 1360
dKH at 10

 

[DLO]

Mine out of the CR is 26 and calcium is 550 . I keep the calcium in the tank at 450 .

whats the kh in ca rector??

 

[Reefers Cove]

trying to reach this prams. im dosing lit by lit.

Try for Ca at 420
Mag at 1360
dKH at 10

 

[Reefers Cove]

how many co2 are injecting per minute?
you said u are dripping 20 per day righ?
im going re ajust my cr..

Mine out of the CR is 26 and calcium is 550 . I keep the calcium in the tank at 450 .