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My Red BTA has been closed up for at least a month or 2. I took a picture and a water sample to my lfs yesterday.
Parameters:
Alk-3.76
Salinity-1.024
Mg-1290
Ca-460
Po4-0.03
Ph-8.0
The water sample was taken in the morning about 2 hrs after lights ramped up. I do run a chaeto reactor on an opposite light cycle.
Other than the BTA the tank is a 20G long FOWLR.
The owner suggested my ph might be the problem and sold me a buffer that states it will not raise alk.
I do not dose anything I just do biweekly water changes. I am hesitant to get into dosing and would like to keep it natural and low tech.
I always spot fed the BTA with mysis about 2 times per week prior to it closing up.
Should I get into buffering ph or is that a losing battle since I was close to the low acceptable range?
Here is a pic of the anemone the buffer.
Parameters:
Alk-3.76
Salinity-1.024
Mg-1290
Ca-460
Po4-0.03
Ph-8.0
The water sample was taken in the morning about 2 hrs after lights ramped up. I do run a chaeto reactor on an opposite light cycle.
Other than the BTA the tank is a 20G long FOWLR.
The owner suggested my ph might be the problem and sold me a buffer that states it will not raise alk.
I do not dose anything I just do biweekly water changes. I am hesitant to get into dosing and would like to keep it natural and low tech.
I always spot fed the BTA with mysis about 2 times per week prior to it closing up.
Should I get into buffering ph or is that a losing battle since I was close to the low acceptable range?
Here is a pic of the anemone the buffer.
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