trying to lower alk, but…

[salt creap]

any suggestions? i have no coral (from a recent bleaching, and using instant ocean salt, and would like to lower my alk … “naturally “ if possible but also maintain my ph of course right now its at 10.2 dkh -thanks!

 

[gbroadbridge]

any suggestions? i have no coral (from a recent bleaching, and using instant ocean salt, and would like to lower my alk … “naturally “ if possible but also maintain my ph of course right now its at 10.2 dkh -thanks!

What is in the tank other than rock?

 

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What is in the tank other than rock?

yellow corris ,springer damsel, royal grama, five bluelegs, three snails, handful of firework cloves, a couple zoos, long hair algae, corraline and decent amount of pods in a 75g 20g sump

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Is the alk rising? What is the alk of your salt mix?

10 dKH is fine.

I can advise on how to lower it, but I'm not convinced it is needed or useful.

 

[salt creap]

Is the alk rising? What is the alk of your salt mix?

10 dKH is fine.

I can advise on how to lower it, but I'm not convinced it is needed or useful.

alk has been constant, i have been doing 10% changes weekly, but have been raising salinity over the last week, not sure how it dropped but it was 1.021,,now sitting at 1.024. I am battling lha but have a decent amount of corraline which should help eat alk along with replenishing my clean up crew and maybe start slowly adding coral and let it be what it is , my salt is 10 alk at 1.025

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

alk has been constant, i have been doing 10% changes weekly, but have been raising salinity over the last week, not sure how it dropped but it was 1.021,,now sitting at 1.024. I am battling lha but have a decent amount of corraline which should help eat alk along with replenishing my clean up crew and maybe start slowly adding coral and let it be what it is , my salt is 10 alk at 1.025

Then I would not recommend doing anything to lower alk, unless you strongly want alk lower for some reason, in which case I'd use a salt mix with an alk matching your goal.

Lowering alk with an acid should optimally be done outside the tank.

 

[salt creap]

Then I would not recommend doing anything to lower alk, unless you strongly want alk lower for some reason, in which case I'd use a salt mix with an alk matching your goal.

Lowering alk with an acid should optimally be done outside the tank

roger that, i will stop stressing about alk then especially after receiving my api test results…check these out- i have a 3stage ro unit and guess maybe its time for a 5

 

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i wonder if i can take care of the existing metals in the water with carbon and water changes possible detoxifying product?, then dose prime to my r.o. each time i make new water or if a 5 stage r.o. is needed for my high metal tap…