First check your salt. As soon as you buy your salt it needs to be mixed it settles during shipping.found that out a few yrs back when a my numbers were off. I open the box and put it in another bucket and mix all the dry salt..and it turned out to be the salt not mixed good enough. numbers are good now. Now i mix it as soon as i get home so its ready to mix with water when i do water changes. Also when nitrites fall due to consumption of organisms reduction in nitrates of 50ppm will "increase " alkalinity by 2.3 dkh.to much alkalinity can result in reduction of calcium. So check your calcium. On the flip side to much calcium will drive down alkalinity. Vibrant is a great product several people i talk to are not aware there are 3 different formulas of Vibrant... reef tanks, freshwater and Saltwater for fish only tanks. Just thought I would put thatvput there
Thanks for the through response. I am at the end of a salt bucket. I wonder if that’s what’s causing it. I’ll have to check my newly mixed salt this weekend. Thanks for the tip!
It happened to me one time magnesium was threw the roof.on my 180 gal.after water changes. Couldn't make new salt water fast enough did 70 gallon water change same problem. When I tested the new water I couldn't believe how high magnesium was. Someone told me to always mix dry salt .it worked..hope it helps
I have 3 boxes of reef crystals I got about a month ago, how should I store those? It makes like 600galons I believe...
As you open each box you can roll it in the bag to mix i found it easier to use a bucket and pour it in there and mix it with a big wooden spoon then tightly keep it closed. I use a bucket from salt I got a while back now I get boxes so glad I kept the bucket you can use a 5 gallon bucket with a tight fit.
Vibrant is good bacteria .takes 6 to 8 weeks to see incredible results. I've used it several times. Reduction of nitrates of 50ppm will increase alkalinity by 2.3 dkh. Salt not mixed property can increase or decrease alk, cal. ph after doing water changes.
