Dkh 15 . Leave it drop slow or do water change

[I never finish anythi]

Hi all. I recently put my alk up to 20 by mistake oooppppsssss. I done two 10 gallon water change on my 75g tank which brought it down to 15.5 . Today it still at 15, should I do more water changes or just leave it drop naturally.

 

[collinnelson9]

I would definitely want to drop it to 12 max I run 10.5 and a lot of people like it around 8-9(ocean levels). I would do water changes with salt with 8.0 Alk over a period of time to try to get it down to ur desired range. Do 5% water changes every day and that should gradually bring it down over an extended period of time. Good chance u kill corals w that high of alkalinity

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I'd let it drop on its own, unless the tank is visible suffering.

 

[RedReefer]

I would drop it slowly and depending on when you did the water changes don’t go too fast. I run my DKH around nine.

 

[I never finish anythi]

Thanks for the reply guys . Yea I probably just leave it come down slow on its own . All seems ok at the moment. When it was at 20 tho things started to turn white. Snail shells and rock work . I was scared

 

[I never finish anythi]

I would drop it slowly and depending on when you did the water changes don’t go too fast. I run my DKH around nine.

I did 10 gallons on Friday night and 10g yesterday morning . Might do another 5 today but my salt has a dkh of 12

 

[ReeferB28]

I did 10 gallons on Friday night and 10g yesterday morning . Might do another 5 today but my salt has a dkh of 12

How did you end up solving it?

 

[I never finish anythi]

I done a few water changes to bring it down to 12 . And then let it drop day by day . It came down .3 a day . Sitting at 8.5 now .

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Everything in the tank come through OK?

 

[I never finish anythi]

Everything in the tank come through OK?

Yea, I didn't lose a thing .

 

[I never finish anythi]

I done a few water changes to bring it down to 12 . And then let it drop day by day . It came down .3 a day . Sitting at 8.5 now .

15 not 12

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Yea, I didn't lose a thing .

Good to know!

Happy Reefing. :)