Parameters help

[raz7728]

Hello.
Salinity 1.026
Ph 8.15 constant for 2 months
ALK 6.9 dropped from 7.7 in the last 2 months
Cal 410
Mag 1200
Stock 2 clowns and a hermit
What should I do to rise ALK /Cal and Mag?
I want to aim to an ALK of 8.5 Cal 450 and mag 1400
I use salifert for testing and tank is 3 3 and a half months
Thanks

 

[lopez052308]

What salt do you use? You can either dose alk, mag, or cal. Or if your salt Mix has these aimed levels of these elements you can do a water change. Depends what salt though. Do you have any coral yet? If not don’t worry about these levels too much until theres coral in the tank.

strongly encourage you listens to other’s opinions also, lots of helpful people here!

 

[raz7728]

What salt do you use? You can either dose alk, mag, or cal. Or if your salt Mix has these aimed levels of these elements you can do a water change. Depends what salt though. Do you have any coral yet? If not don’t worry about these levels too much until theres coral in the tank.

strongly encourage you listens to other’s opinions also, lots of helpful people here!

Tropic Marin pro and no corals.Just find it weird the alk drop with basically nothing to consume it.And to honest I try to get a bit of coralline in .

 

[lopez052308]

Tropic Marin pro and no corals.Just find it weird the alk drop with basically nothing to consume it.And to honest I try to get a bit of coralline in .

Yea that is pretty odd for it to drop like that with nothing in the tank. Is there coralline currently growing?

 

[lopez052308]

Any one else have any idea????

 

[Jason_MrFrags]

alk can be used up by the coraline. You can hand dose additive to bring the alk back up. Or by water changes to maintain it.
What are your P04 and Nitrate levels?

 

[raz7728]

Yea that is pretty odd for it to drop like that with nothing in the tank. Is there coralline currently growing?

Nope.And not even ugly phase

 

[raz7728]

alk can be used up by the coraline. You can hand dose additive to bring the alk back up. Or by water changes to maintain it.
What are your P04 and Nitrate levels?