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Hello all
I Google it, and I still can't find a solution
I will give some background to put some light on it .
New tank, reefer 350, cycled (took 4 weeks )
Live sand , 2 live rocks (from established tank) and plenty of dry rock.
Ammonia 0 or almost 0
Nitirite 0
Nitrate maybe 20 or 10
Salt used red sea pro mix, with alkalinity 11.5 .
Parameters
Salt 35.
Temp 78
Ph 8.08
Issue.
I see alkalinity and calcium dropping
Even when I dose a lot, it will increase then dro
Possible mistake ( before adding live stock I dosed a lotttt magnesium alkalinity and calcium to bring up level ) because the water u bought was bad,
So u dosed aaa lot
It caused precipitation (it is less. The sad was getting hard something white was on glass, wave makers ) it is much less now
Still have some snow in the sump from alkalinity.
Installed small powerehead in ato to mix water when dosing .
Need help with
What to do now ?
How to prevent the precipitation.
How to prevent the drop in alk ana calcium , I can't keep dosing like 100 ml a day
Tank has 8 zoaz frags
3 gsp
Xenia
I Google it, and I still can't find a solution
I will give some background to put some light on it .
New tank, reefer 350, cycled (took 4 weeks )
Live sand , 2 live rocks (from established tank) and plenty of dry rock.
Ammonia 0 or almost 0
Nitirite 0
Nitrate maybe 20 or 10
Salt used red sea pro mix, with alkalinity 11.5 .
Parameters
Salt 35.
Temp 78
Ph 8.08
Issue.
I see alkalinity and calcium dropping
Even when I dose a lot, it will increase then dro
Possible mistake ( before adding live stock I dosed a lotttt magnesium alkalinity and calcium to bring up level ) because the water u bought was bad,
So u dosed aaa lot
It caused precipitation (it is less. The sad was getting hard something white was on glass, wave makers ) it is much less now
Still have some snow in the sump from alkalinity.
Installed small powerehead in ato to mix water when dosing .
Need help with
What to do now ?
How to prevent the precipitation.
How to prevent the drop in alk ana calcium , I can't keep dosing like 100 ml a day
Tank has 8 zoaz frags
3 gsp
Xenia