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For the past 2 days my alk has been steadily dropping (from 8.62 to 8.35) despite dosing and I’ve just carried out a water test and have lower than expected cal and mag (cal @ 363, mag @ 1000).
The alk is measured by a Reef Factory KH Keeper Plus, 4x per day.
The cal was measured using a Hanna and verified using the Red Sea Pro test kit.
The mag was measured using a Red Sea Pro test kit, but I have nothing to verify it with.
I don’t actually have any corals (had some previously which died) as I’ve been working on getting my nitrates and phosphates in a more suitable range before I try again, but I’m struggling to understand why I’ve been getting a steady decline of my alk measurement as since getting the KH Keeper Plus I’ve been able to maintain stability much better.
The tank is 145l (125l DT, ~20l sump) with just fish and a collection of bubble tip anemones.
Just wondering what to do to bring these 3 back into normal ranges? Is it just a case of simply dosing them individually, something like all for reef or something else? Also, what could have caused a decline of these 3?
Any advice would be appreciated.
The alk is measured by a Reef Factory KH Keeper Plus, 4x per day.
The cal was measured using a Hanna and verified using the Red Sea Pro test kit.
The mag was measured using a Red Sea Pro test kit, but I have nothing to verify it with.
I don’t actually have any corals (had some previously which died) as I’ve been working on getting my nitrates and phosphates in a more suitable range before I try again, but I’m struggling to understand why I’ve been getting a steady decline of my alk measurement as since getting the KH Keeper Plus I’ve been able to maintain stability much better.
The tank is 145l (125l DT, ~20l sump) with just fish and a collection of bubble tip anemones.
Just wondering what to do to bring these 3 back into normal ranges? Is it just a case of simply dosing them individually, something like all for reef or something else? Also, what could have caused a decline of these 3?
Any advice would be appreciated.