Got a 54 gallon mix reef mostly lps a few sps did 20 gallon water change 3 days ago i use hanna checkers my alk is 161,mag 1300,phos .31 nitrates are 10.⁴ and salt is 1.024 cant seem to get alk down lost a few hammers everything is ok what can i do
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Depends on what salt you’re using.Got a 54 gallon mix reef mostly lps a few sps did 20 gallon water change 3 days ago i use hanna checkers my alk is 161,mag 1300,phos .31 nitrates are 10.⁴ and salt is 1.024 cant seem to get alk down lost a few hammers everything is ok what can i do
Not dosing anything using tropicmarin pro reef mix will parimeters regulate after few days calcium is also up 550What salt are you using? Was the Alk reading supposed to be 16.1? Or is it 161 ppm? If the reading is in ppm your alk is ok at 9 dkh.
With that large of a water change I'd expect parameters to change rapidly, depending on the difference in alk (also applies to mag & ca) with the newly mixed water compared to the tank. Ex. Tank at 9 dkh, new saltwater at 9, change will not be noticeable. Vs Tank at 7 dkh & new water at 10 dkh
I also should ask if you're dosing anything?
They claim even lower than that. They claim 7dkhWe're all assuming that alk number is ppm, if so, as Randy said 9dKH is perfectly fine.
tropic marin reef pro salt should mix at 8.5 dKH.
7-8 dkh is what it mixes up to. I use alot of the pro reef salt and never seen it hit 8.5We're all assuming that alk number is ppm, if so, as Randy said 9dKH is perfectly fine.
tropic marin reef pro salt should mix at 8.5 dKH.
7-8 dkh is what it mixes up to. I use alot of the pro reef salt and never seen it hit 8.5
7.2-7.5 and this last 200G mix is at 8