Ferrell
Valuable Member
Last week started noticing ph drop from around 8, to currently 7.74. Since dropping below 7.8 it has not crossed that border since Wednesday even during photo period. Also Alk has risen from 8.3 to 9.1. Take has been fallow 6 weeks from velvet.
Parameters
75/20 tank mostly lps with a couple toadstools
34 salinity
1600 mag (since beginning)
Phosphate 0
Nitrate 0
Dose 1000 ml kalk which is about 1/3 of what did in ato and supplement with 2 part at 5 ml soda ash per night, 12 hrs. Did turn off kalk for 12 hrs to try and let Alk come down. (Prob too drastic now that I think). Soda ash dosing also reduced since turning kalk back on cuz Alk kept rising ( Prob affected ph)
Dose 1 ml KZ lps daily for aminos
Feed reef roids once a week.
Only changes in tank to prompt the above actions is I cleaned the left and right side glass from high algae build up of over a month because of pods “grazing” and didn’t want to disturb.
What course should I take to get Alk down, ph up and get corals happy again? Should I reduce kalk or increase soda ash or reduce increase both. I don’t think I’m in critical area but heading that way.
Parameters
75/20 tank mostly lps with a couple toadstools
34 salinity
1600 mag (since beginning)
Phosphate 0
Nitrate 0
Dose 1000 ml kalk which is about 1/3 of what did in ato and supplement with 2 part at 5 ml soda ash per night, 12 hrs. Did turn off kalk for 12 hrs to try and let Alk come down. (Prob too drastic now that I think). Soda ash dosing also reduced since turning kalk back on cuz Alk kept rising ( Prob affected ph)
Dose 1 ml KZ lps daily for aminos
Feed reef roids once a week.
Only changes in tank to prompt the above actions is I cleaned the left and right side glass from high algae build up of over a month because of pods “grazing” and didn’t want to disturb.
What course should I take to get Alk down, ph up and get corals happy again? Should I reduce kalk or increase soda ash or reduce increase both. I don’t think I’m in critical area but heading that way.
