Second Jedi Mind Trick RTN

[Mattrg02]

Can't figure out any way to get dKH down. Tropic Marin pro reef mixes to 9dkh. My alkalinity holds steady at 11dkh. I've been doing a 20% PWC each week and dose nothing.

It did come down from 18dkh over more than month of this though.

 

[twilliard]

Yes Russ. After seeing so many threads about sps issues it comes down to one conclusion.
starving thezooxanthellae algae of the basic building blocks of life

 

[Russ265]

Can't figure out any way to get dKH down. Tropic Marin pro reef mixes to 9dkh. My alkalinity holds steady at 11dkh. I've been doing a 20% PWC each week and dose nothing.

It did come down from 18dkh over more than month of this though.

some "pro" reefers i know dose some acid to their water change. i forgot which one though.

got it at lowes or home depot.

 

[Mattrg02]

some "pro" reefers i know dose some acid to their water change. i forgot which one though.

got it at lowes or home depot.

Hydrochloric acid. Problem is,
My ph won't go over 7.8. Im in a new apartment that is sealed very good. High c02. :-(

 

[twilliard]

An issue of lowering ALK? why not let nature do it?
I will have to go back through and see what is being "dosed"

 

[Russ265]

Hydrochloric acid. Problem is,
My ph won't go over 7.8. Im in a new apartment that is sealed very good. High c02. :-(

7.8 doesnt make an unsuccessful reef imo

 

[twilliard]

Hydrochloric acid. Problem is,
My ph won't go over 7.8. Im in a new apartment that is sealed very good. High c02. :-(

Unless you have 10 kids in there I doubt its a co2 issue
there are so many variables that drives co2
have you done my "ph co2 test"?

 

[Mattrg02]

I've got myself and wife as well as a dog and cat.

My salt water mixes higher when I let I mix outside.

Dropping alk via acid would drop ph as well.

I've been opening doors in the morning trying to get more 02 in tbe apartment.

It's nuts, I've never had this issue before. Seems tropic Marin pro reef mixes to a lower ph right off the bat.

7.8 shouldn't be bad since its rock solid, but acid will drop it further.

 

[Russ265]

I've got myself and wife as well as a dog and cat.

My salt water mixes higher when I let I mix outside.

Dropping alk via acid would drop ph as well.

I've been opening doors in the morning trying to get more 02 in tbe apartment.

It's nuts, I've never had this issue before. Seems tropic Marin pro reef mixes to a lower ph right off the bat.

7.8 shouldn't be bad since its rock solid, but acid will drop it further.

i guess let it drop naturally then. no water changes.

 

[Mattrg02]

Unless you have 10 kids in there I doubt its a co2 issue
there are so many variables that drives co2
have you done my "ph co2 test"?

Does your test involve mixing outside? I mix to a higher ph, but not much higher. Maybe a side effect of topic Marin pro reef?

 

[twilliard]

I've got myself and wife as well as a dog and cat.

My salt water mixes higher when I let I mix outside.

Dropping alk via acid would drop ph as well.

I've been opening doors in the morning trying to get more 02 in tbe apartment.

It's nuts, I've never had this issue before. Seems tropic Marin pro reef mixes to a lower ph right off the bat.

7.8 shouldn't be bad since its rock solid, but acid will drop it further.

What does ALK and calcium mix at in your new mix?

 

[twilliard]

Does your test involve mixing outside? I mix to a higher ph, but not much higher. Maybe a side effect of topic Marin pro reef?

Pm me and I will explain what this does

 

[Mattrg02]

What does ALK and calcium mix at in your new mix?

New salt mixes to 9dkh and 440ppm calcium.

 

[twilliard]

New salt mixes to 9dkh and 440ppm calcium.

Is this after mixing for 24+ hours?

 

[Russ265]

New salt mixes to 9dkh and 440ppm calcium.

better than Reef Crystals. that crap gives me 13 alk everytime

 

[twilliard]

Lol Russ!
that stuff is junk!
TM pro is one of the best salts recommended by many of my contacts. But I don't change water anymore so never had the chance to use TM pro

 

[Russ265]

Lol Russ!
that stuff is junk!
TM pro is one of the best salts recommended by many of my contacts. But I don't change water anymore so never had the chance to use TM pro

im done changing water too.

i just siphoned my sand in to the sump with a filter sock catch lol

 

[twilliard]

Russ we think so much alike!
I just may spend a little more money to do it (triton)
The OP has issues that are 100% in his control.

People just forget or don't realize that what makes these corals the way they are, are at the basic levels of life as we know it.
Here where I live I have seen my fair share of coral failures due to the lack of understanding.
I always say.. what do you do to make your grass green? Its the same concept with coral.

 

[Russ265]

Russ we think so much alike!
I just may spend a little more money to do it (triton)
The OP has issues that are 100% in his control.

People just forget or don't realize that what makes these corals the way they are, are at the basic levels of life as we know it.
Here where I live I have seen my fair share of coral failures due to the lack of understanding.
I always say.. what do you do to make your grass green? Its the same concept with coral.

yeah. im just sharing my experiences and observations.

id do triton but i just dropped $320 on adam at battlecorals, $200 on joe sending me his rainbow, and $200 at lfs.

once i have a few more frags to watch grow ill start doing triton.

im still looking for RR yellow mamba and rommel's insane milli. i think jared over at rocky mountain is hooking me up with those.

really a great forum and great guys here

 

[twilliard]

I will shoot a picture of my mind trick that was on it last leg less than 3 weeks ago..
hold on!