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Rayreef710
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The box remix
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Rmckoy
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Either testing error or you’re dosing the Alk to raise it to the current level ?
RabidDragon
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straight off the internet:
What does marine buffer do?
Liquid Marine Buffer® will safely raise marine pH to 8.3 while adjusting alkalinity. It will not raise pH above 8.3 even if inadvertently overdosed. Liquid Marine Buffer® contains a balanced blend of bicarbonate, carbonate and borate salts designed to raise pH and restore disrupted buffer systems to the proper balance.
this is raising the Alk.
What does marine buffer do?
Liquid Marine Buffer® will safely raise marine pH to 8.3 while adjusting alkalinity. It will not raise pH above 8.3 even if inadvertently overdosed. Liquid Marine Buffer® contains a balanced blend of bicarbonate, carbonate and borate salts designed to raise pH and restore disrupted buffer systems to the proper balance.
this is raising the Alk.
Rmckoy
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This post is pointing more towards dosing something that should never have been dosed in the first place .
Ph can be regulated with dosing but it’s a very risky path . Ideally opening a window or removing c02 will provide the pest possible ph
Ph will fluctuate daily from day to night
sudden increases with Alk is what happened to this coral . And will continue to happen to the others in the system .
chances in parameters are not ideal , especially alkalinity
Ph can be regulated with dosing but it’s a very risky path . Ideally opening a window or removing c02 will provide the pest possible ph
Ph will fluctuate daily from day to night
sudden increases with Alk is what happened to this coral . And will continue to happen to the others in the system .
chances in parameters are not ideal , especially alkalinity
Cool tangs
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12dkh seems a bit high to me. Your phosphate are probably a little high. Phosphate and alkalinity swings are the 2 key parameters that's will stress sps and cause RTN/STN all other parameters don't really matter, although to be safe it's good to keep detectable levels of nitrates
What was your last test readings? My guess is a swing on one of those 2 (alk/phos)
What was your last test readings? My guess is a swing on one of those 2 (alk/phos)
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Rayreef710
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Yes alk was 10.6 then went to 12.1. an valium spike lil from 420 to 480 ppm
Cool tangs
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Don't worry about your calcium right now dude, focus on testing your phosphate and alk more often and finding a sweet spot range with very small changes. To avoid annoying algae it's best to keep phosphate on the lower end if possible. Don't be aggressive on your change either otherwise your just going to tick everything off! Go slow if you lose this sps it's not the end. Get your parameters in check find a method and stick with it, don't keep changing things. Once everything is stable again buy a cheap sps frag to test again. Challenge yourself to test regularly until you feel confident there are no major swings. You'll have a better time and more success! Watch some reefers like reefbum, Jake Adams
Good luck, and don't give up. There's so much confusing data out there just stick to one or 2 reefers with similar methods for now and hone in the method you pick
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Rayreef710
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Thanks man appreciate it will look into them reefers..it was doin so good then bam smh
Cool tangs
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Yeah swings suck dude
Cool tangs
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What salt mix are you using? If it mixes to 8dkh then you could slowly bring it down with small water changes over time, this will also help bring down your phosphates
