Low Alk salt mixes?

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

This is a good post that I could use some advice on as well. Been dealing with high alk for over a month now. Was doing lots of water changes with very little improvement. Alk was sitting at about 13! I use the orange instant ocean salt and It took me awhile to realize to stop dosing! Lol turns out the problem was me. I was adding it with the two little fishy A and B supps. I did one more water change and stopped adding any supps now about a week ago. My alk is currently down to 11. Hopefully it doesn't take to much longer to die out. Any other tips or of I'm missing something would be great

It sounds like your demand was just less than you were dosing, and you should be OK going forward. Just wait to dose anything until the alkalinity drops below your target.

 

[jjordan1904]

Thank you very much Randy, fingers crossed it goes down quickly on its own.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

You're welcome.

Good luck!

 

[DaveRaz]

Good point randy. The bags are usually pretty consistent. The buckets not so much imho. 8 to 8.4 is ok by me so no more muratic for now.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Sounds good.

Happy Reefing.