Zoas and alkalinity poll

[glb]

What alk does everyone keep for a softie/lps only tank? I've read conflicting opinions about this. Do they like it higher or lower? Or does it depend on the tank?

 

[JVI90gREEF]

I keep ours at 9...everything is doing great in the tank

 

[larangcon]

8.5 to 9 dkh

 

[brandon85]

10...

 

[ontop27]

One of the few numbers I don't check and never had, everything's great

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[Rob&Gab]

used to keep it at 10 but now we are at 8-9

 

[Lee_is_007]

lol I argue with everyone on this. I stay at a solid 7.5 to 8 dkh. I just go from my experience but everyones tank is different.

 

[fernb]

I have never been able to keep mine above 8. Normally it runs just over 7.

 

[RKLion]

I also have good success at 8-9dkh...

 

[joshporksandwich]

I have between 8-9 but I had it at around 12-13 (not recommended) for around 3 months when i was dossing vit C because it was unbuffered and everything was fine. But every tank is different. most corals if you don't kill within the first few weeks they adapt to pretty much anything.

 

[RKLion]

I have between 8-9 but I had it at around 12-13 (not recommended) for around 3 months when i was dossing vit C because it was unbuffered and everything was fine. But every tank is different. most corals if you don't kill within the first few weeks they adapt to pretty much anything.[/

Are you still dosing vitamin c?...

 

[aaronlp]

9dkh, and ive noticed some zoas are getting crazy with growing never seen them grow so fast before!

 

[tuna_bullet]

my tank is consistantly at 8.4 i do NOT dose anything to my tank. no cal. no mag. nada i do 120g a week water changes and my system is very constant...i tried vitamin C did'nt really see much diff.....so i stopped...just my .02

 

[joshporksandwich]

I have between 8-9 but I had it at around 12-13 (not recommended) for around 3 months when i was dossing vit C because it was unbuffered and everything was fine. But every tank is different. most corals if you don't kill within the first few weeks they adapt to pretty much anything.[/

Are you still dosing vitamin c?...

I don't dose vit c anymore. The months I did I notice the skimmer go crazy and my sps were doing better but everything else seemed the same. I was dosing once a day only also. I did not follow the right dosing specified by puffer.

 

[grwilson]

my tank is consistantly at 8.4 i do NOT dose anything to my tank. no cal. no mag. nada i do 120g a week water changes and my system is very constant...i tried vitamin C did'nt really see much diff.....so i stopped...just my .02

That's a lot of water What lights do you run over your flats?

 

[Lee_is_007]

I have never tried Vitamin C. I use AquaVitro Fuel and love it. The corals seem to grow and look better when I use it. It could all be in my head though lol.

 

[RKLion]

Theres vit c in selcon and its used widely...

 

[RKLion]

I believe Selcon helps my zoas and palys...