alkalinity

API PH - 7.8-8.0 Ammonia - 0 ppm Nitrite - 0 ppm Nitrate - 20-40 ppm Phosphate - 0-0.25 ppm SALIFERT Magnesium - 1440 Alkalinity - (low resolution, 2ml water + 1ml reagent) pink on 0.83 = 2.4 kh Multiply by 2 = 4.8 dKH Calcium - (low resolution, 1ml water + 1ml reagent) blue...

Has anyone used Quantum Easy E and Quantum Easy Z? I am guessing the extra elements are dosed based on the consumption of the primary 'alkalinity and calcium'? https://www.quantumaqua.com.au/product/easy-reefer-easy-z/ https://www.quantumaqua.com.au/product/easy-reefer-easy-e/

Greetings everyone. Have a tank cycling with an uncooked shrimp right now, has been going for about 48hrs now. HOB filter, CaribSea Liferock, caribsea ocean direct, saltwater mixed to 35ppt with reef crystals and store bought distilled water I have been testing with some Aquarium Co-Op test...

Please help me! I’m having issues with the dKh. This started like 2 weeks ago, the dKh was in 11.5 and it’s going high everyday, I don’t use any supplement, I buy prepared water on my local store with reef crystals Parameters: O2: 8Mg/L dKh: 12.1!!!!!!!!! Po4: 0.25 No3: 10 Sal: 1.025 Ca...

Hello! I have my 20 gallons IM AIO 4 months ago. Everything went good until like 2 weeks ago. I start having issues with the alkalinity all the other parameters are stable but the alkakinity is going up every day. Today: -O2: 8 mg/L -Sal: 1.025 SG -Alk: 11.8!!!!! ??? (It was at 11.2 and is...

So between the high alk of the red sea dark bucket, and between my kalk, im always sitting around 10.3 alk. I think thats ok, but my ICP tests says its too high and should be around 8. I know 7-8 is close to real sea water, but it is running at 10.3 bad? What does everyone else run at?

Sharing my experience for others that may be experiencing the same issue. Basement 150g mixed reef lagoon with total water volume of about 225g While struggling with low PH (7.7 - 7.8), I went through PH chasing journey and found the following solutions: - DIY Co2 Scrubber - Kalkwasser reactor...

I’ve had my 180g mixed reef running for a couple years now and never really monitor water parameters (shame on me). Everything is doing well, but I recently purchased some Hanna checkers out of curiosity to check my calcium and alkalinity. Calcium comes in at 449ppm and alkalinity is really low...

Hi just wondering has anyone used these devices ? I’m thinking of buying one and I’m a bit sceptical on the accuracy and precision as I own a reef factory smart tester (which almost crashed my tank with its phosphate readings). From what I read the keeper plus is a big step from standard RF...

Hi just wondering has anyone used these devices ? I’m thinking of buying one and I’m a bit sceptical on the accuracy and precision as I own a reef factory smart tester (which almost crashed my tank with its phosphate readings). From what I read the keeper plus is a big step from standard RF...

Hi, My water even after the RO/DI filtering has 15-16 kh/DH I tested it after adding salt before the water change, in the aquarium its a bit lower about 14-15. How do other people deal with this issue without lowering the pH in the tank? I've got my tank for about 6 months and had my nem for...

Greetings! I’m generally just a lurker, and I don’t usually post. But I’ve run into an issue that I’m not sure how to handle, and I wanted to see if the crowd here might have some good ideas. Background I have a 75 gal reef tank (probably around 80 gallons total volume). The tank has been...

Hello, Does anyone know what is the Reef fusion part 2 made from? Or how its made? It said its meq/L is 4400 thats wayyy more than the sodium carbonate solubility. I did manage to get close by boiling off the excess water, but it precipitated out of the solution slowly. Did they use the sodium...

I am torn between Tropic Marin Pro Reef salt and the Red Sea Salt blue one with 8dkh Right now my parameters are: Alk: 8.3 Cal: 453 Mg: 1300 Does anybody have any experience with either salt and which one to choose?

I have a 29 gallon tank that I am having issues with coral growth in. I was not keeping my parameters stable but starting to get back on track. My alk was reading a 4 KH on Friday. I have slowly raised it to 6 KH so far. I started with a 70% water change on Friday. I don’t know why my Alk is...

Hannah nitrate HR, phosphorus LR , copper HR with validate reagent, 110 for all 3 shipped. I will give 2 extra tube and extra reagent for phosphorus

How to Start Dosing Calcium, Alkalinity and Magnesium in Reef Tanks If you're ready for SPS, or even some LPS coral and need to maintain stable calcium and alkalinity, this is for you! Link: How to Start Dosing Calcium, Alkalinity and Magnesium in Reef Tanks Don't make critical mistakes...

Can anyone give me advice what I should do? My Alkalinity keeps dropping every week, I want to put some softy corals in my tank eventually but I cannot get my Alkalinity to stabilize at all and I can't bring my pH up to 8.3 like I'd like, I have a 20g tank with two clowns and YWG. I've also...

I’m brand new to the hobby and have a 10 gallon tank setup. Currently have 2 clowns and a skunk shrimp along with 2 nassarius snails, 2 Cerith, 2 red scarlet hermits. I have 1 green start polyp,1 mushroom, and 2 zoas that I added in about 2 weeks ago. I had some test strips on hand that I wanted...

Hanna checkers $35 each shipped 1 Alk with new reagent 1 Alk with open reagent - $30 1 Phosphate with standard 1 Nitrate with new box of reagent 1 Silica See all tank break down equipment sales here: https://www.reef2reef.com/search/5018912/?c%5Busers%5D=poidog&o=date

I have a Alkalinity PPM Colorimeter HI755 for Marine Water for sale. This was only used a handful of times and includes the reagents. Add $5 for shipping

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...

so i recently tested my tank and im getting 13.4 dKH and low ph somewhere between 7.6 and 7.8 i know i need my pH to be higher but if i start dosing to raise my pH will my alk be too high? i am trying to raise the pH in other ways i.e. more ventilation in the room and such but not having much of...

Quick backstory, I have a 32 gallon biocube that's been running for about a year and a half now. I have been coasting well with weekly 5 gallon water changes and given the tank has looked great I had not tested the water for about 2 months. I was preparing to add a new fish and decided to test...

Hi all, I'm currently struggling with some parameter issues. I've attached at the bottom what my levels are as of this past Saturday and a video of my tank. Right now I'm slowly trying to raise my salinity by topping off with 1.026. My pH has be stable at 8 for about two months. My nitrate...