Mar 18, 2019 #1 ReefJCB Valuable Member View Badges AZ FRAG Member My Tank Thread Joined Dec 4, 2015 Messages 1,673 Reaction score 834 Location Arizona Rating - 0% 0 0 0 My alk is reading 11.5 right now, what is the safest way to slowly reduce that? My ATO is filled with kalk, should I change that out with ro/di? Calcium is 450 Magnesium is 1490 Ph 8.2
My alk is reading 11.5 right now, what is the safest way to slowly reduce that? My ATO is filled with kalk, should I change that out with ro/di? Calcium is 450 Magnesium is 1490 Ph 8.2
Mar 18, 2019 #2 topjimmy Well-Known Member View Badges Joined May 26, 2016 Messages 688 Reaction score 580 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I would say stop adding any alkalinity products and it will come down by itself.
Mar 18, 2019 #3 dwest 2500 Club Member View Badges Reef Squad Excellence Award Hospitality Award Midwest Reefer Joined Feb 27, 2018 Messages 4,509 Reaction score 9,470 Location Northern KY Rating - 0% 0 0 0 ReefJCB said: My alk is reading 11.5 right now, what is the safest way to slowly reduce that? My ATO is filled with kalk, should I change that out with ro/di? Calcium is 450 Magnesium is 1490 Ph 8.2 Click to expand... Can you simply add less kalk? Are you running it saturated (2 tsp kalk per gallons or more)?
ReefJCB said: My alk is reading 11.5 right now, what is the safest way to slowly reduce that? My ATO is filled with kalk, should I change that out with ro/di? Calcium is 450 Magnesium is 1490 Ph 8.2 Click to expand... Can you simply add less kalk? Are you running it saturated (2 tsp kalk per gallons or more)?
Mar 18, 2019 #4 Tautog Valuable Member View Badges Joined Jan 23, 2016 Messages 1,707 Reaction score 1,614 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Fresh R/O will drop your Alkalinity fast
Mar 18, 2019 #5 M MrObscura Well-Known Member View Badges Joined Nov 7, 2018 Messages 676 Reaction score 743 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Just don't dose Alk and let it drop naturally. Then when it's were you want it figure out the dose to keep it there. It sounds like you might have more kalk in the ato than needed.
Just don't dose Alk and let it drop naturally. Then when it's were you want it figure out the dose to keep it there. It sounds like you might have more kalk in the ato than needed.
Mar 18, 2019 #6 OP OP ReefJCB Valuable Member View Badges AZ FRAG Member My Tank Thread Joined Dec 4, 2015 Messages 1,673 Reaction score 834 Location Arizona Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I've been doing a heaping tsp per gallon, probably about 1 1/4 tsp. I'll change that to RO/DI and let it come down and mess around with maybe just 1/2 tsp and see how that goes.
I've been doing a heaping tsp per gallon, probably about 1 1/4 tsp. I'll change that to RO/DI and let it come down and mess around with maybe just 1/2 tsp and see how that goes.
