alk burn

Basically my KH is rising and its killing my acro and my tank looks fed up. So i buy my saltwater from my LFS, its mixed at 1.026 salinity, 1300mg 350ca and 8kh. Im dosing into my salt water barrels enough MG granules (Reef advantage) to get my mg to 1450 and seachem liquid calcium, 0.5ml /l to...

Firstly, I am not facing any issues with browning in my tank at the moment as I am just curious. Now if burnt tips is caused the lack of production from zooxanthellae paired with excessive skeleton growth. And if browning is due to overproduction of zooxanthellae (I'm guessing that there would...

It’s impossible to keep ALK at 9. I find myself always on the higher end 11-12 / 180-198

Just as the title says I recently started dosing Kalkwasser in my ato. 2tsp per 5 gallons. I go through about 5 gallons a week, In a 50 gallon aio peninsula waterbox mixed Reef. I'm concerned that the level may be too high? I started dosing because my ph was hovering around 7.8 and my...

My alk is off the charts high I need to reduce asap. The build is a 45 tall corner with 5 gallon fuge, ceramic reactor in sum with surface skimmer. Here's my "official" stats I recorded earlier. Can't seem to find a clear answer on lowering alk, especially using vinegar. Please please please...

Reefers who have experienced this issue please chime in!!! I have been watching alkalinity burn slowly take place over the last few days. I was letting my dad dose for me while on vacation and because I was waiting on my hannah reagent in the mail I used the API KH test kit I had on hand. The...