Ok, so this is the situation. I am battling dinoflagellates and I tried to kill them by increasing the pH in my tank using Kalkwasser to achieve a pH of 8.5. It did the trick!! No dinos were in sight for about 5 days but I had to stop dosing Kalk since my Ca was just short of 500.
Dinos came back and my Ca is still high. I know my home has enough CO2 to keep my pH on the lower side of the scale but I can't open the windows cause I live in the midwest and it' pretty cold outside. I was thinking about using baking soda or Sodium carbonate but I read that you should only use it when CO2 is not high in your home.
Aeration is pretty good, I use a skimmer and I have a couple of powerheads aimed towards the water surface to aid in gas exchange and I also have a refugium which should help with Oxygen levels right?
What other method can I use?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Dinos came back and my Ca is still high. I know my home has enough CO2 to keep my pH on the lower side of the scale but I can't open the windows cause I live in the midwest and it' pretty cold outside. I was thinking about using baking soda or Sodium carbonate but I read that you should only use it when CO2 is not high in your home.
Aeration is pretty good, I use a skimmer and I have a couple of powerheads aimed towards the water surface to aid in gas exchange and I also have a refugium which should help with Oxygen levels right?
What other method can I use?
Thanks in advance for your help!