Poll: where does everyone run their alkalinity?
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Copingwithpods
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I try to stick as close as possible to my salt mix so when I do water changes I don't have big swings, in a nano even a water change can throw everything off if not matched.
Alk 8.5
Cal 430
Mag 1300
Red sea blue bucket
Alk 8.5
Cal 430
Mag 1300
Red sea blue bucket
WallyB
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I wanted to run 7.5 which is close to Natrual Sea Water.
Problem with 7.5 is if it drops, it can get too low (ie 6.5)
So 8.0 isn't too far off from 7.5 and gives a bit of buffer to catch the Drop in time.
The other reason for 8.0 is there are not too many Salts that have Alk below 8.0.
Problem with 7.5 is if it drops, it can get too low (ie 6.5)
So 8.0 isn't too far off from 7.5 and gives a bit of buffer to catch the Drop in time.
The other reason for 8.0 is there are not too many Salts that have Alk below 8.0.
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I like to keep it around 8-8.3. Growth and coloration seems to be better for me vs running 7-7.5. This is with 10ppm nitrates and around .08ppm phosphates. Gotta add nutrient levels into the equation.
There's a huge poll thread already for alk levels
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As for me I like to run it at 8 to give me a little room for error
Poll: Alkalinity
So I’ve created a thread and I’d like to hear your thoughts and experiences with alkalinity. My tank is about 5 months old. I initially started running alk at 7.5-8, dosing ever hour. My LPS and softies looked good. I decided to increase the alk slightly and am now running 9.8. My LPS has...
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As for me I like to run it at 8 to give me a little room for error
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I keep my smaller SPS frag tanks at 9-10. Lower values hurt growth, although consistency is more important than anything else. I rarely do water changes.
When I kept much bigger tanks I rode dKH a bit lower.
When I kept much bigger tanks I rode dKH a bit lower.
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Probably worry more about what it’s doing to your PHShould I be worried?
muzikalmatt
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Target is 8.6, but it fluctuates between 8 and 9.
@Vette67 You sure that's not bad reagent? I've had issues before with my Hanna checker reagent giving false low readings.
@Vette67 You sure that's not bad reagent? I've had issues before with my Hanna checker reagent giving false low readings.
Vette67
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No, it was legit. Brand new checker. It took me a few days, but I got it back up to normal. It’s at 8.0 today. Took 25 teaspoons of sodium bicarbonate to correct that. Unfortunately, I don’t have a pH tester, because that’s the first thing I thought about was pH too. pH tester is in the budget for next month. After over 20 years of reading my system to gauge where my numbers were, I figured actual test results would be better. I was right on the money for everything except alkalinity. That number shocked me. My acro growth is fantastic, so I “assumed” everything was OK. I’ll be watching alk a lot closer now.
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Since I run a cal reactor
Shout for .35ppt or above in salinity / and 9.0 dKH in alk
Why:
To help calcium stay in-balnce with alk.
So far, So Good...
Shout for .35ppt or above in salinity / and 9.0 dKH in alk
Why:
To help calcium stay in-balnce with alk.
So far, So Good...
GoVols
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I like their alk kit, but it's reagent erases the #'s off the syringe.
Going to move on to the new Red Sea Pro alk kit, as a cross refense to my Hanna and My Alkatronic
Copingwithpods
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Its not the reagents doing that it's just handling them and cleaning them that erases the numbers, I have the same problem with redsea syringes.
