Had a tank crack and set up a 75 gallon with cycled sediment and live rocks. I have a very low bio load (2 clowns, one 3” Valentino puffer, 2 balloon belly mollies). Relatively little rock for a 75 gallon tank.
Tested my water parameters today to find these values:
Ammonia: <0.15ppm
Nitrate: 2ppm
Phosphate: <0.03ppm
pH: 7.4
dKH: 14
Calcium: undetectable (may be an issue with my test kit)
I use Salifert test kits and haven’t had an issue with them until my calcium didn’t read today. I may take a water sample to an aquarium store to double check the values. Will dosing calcium lower dKH and raise pH?
Tested my water parameters today to find these values:
Ammonia: <0.15ppm
Nitrate: 2ppm
Phosphate: <0.03ppm
pH: 7.4
dKH: 14
Calcium: undetectable (may be an issue with my test kit)
I use Salifert test kits and haven’t had an issue with them until my calcium didn’t read today. I may take a water sample to an aquarium store to double check the values. Will dosing calcium lower dKH and raise pH?