I messed up.

[Notsolostfish]

I raise my alk. From 7.8 to 8.7 all at once for 150G water volume maybe 1.1 dkh or 1.2dkh whats gonna happen now? Its a mistake. I was tired doing maintenance

 

[Dom]

You might have ticked off your corals, but I don't think you have anything to worry about.

 

[Science/G]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-can-i-quickly-lower-alkalinity.712835/

 

[Miami Reef]

Nothing will happen IMO.

 

[Notsolostfish]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-can-i-quickly-lower-alkalinity.712835/

I dont want to lower my alk though that was my target

 

[SomeHappyFish]

Honestly might tick of a couple of corals for a couple days or nothing, depends on what you have.

 

[Notsolostfish]

Honestly might tick of a couple of corals for a couple days or nothing, depends on what you have.

Mixed i have pretty much sps, digis, lps garden etc..

 

[SomeHappyFish]

Might see a couple of closed coral for a day but that's it. A one time swing is okay but daily/weekly nah.

 

[skiergd011013]

Nothing. Worst case something might stay closed up for a day.

 

[Science/G]

Should be fine.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

I think u’ll b ok.

 

[Notsolostfish]

Might see a couple of closed coral for a day but that's it. A one time swing is okay but daily/weekly nah.

My ph went from 8.23 to 8.93 and dropped to 8.36. Is that spike normal?

 

[SomeHappyFish]

Alkalinity and pH are closely related and also depending on what you dosed, some products affect pH to give it a boost.

 

[Notsolostfish]

Might see a couple of closed coral for a day but that's it. A one time swing is okay but daily/weekly nah.

My ph went from 8.23 to 8.93 and dropped to 8.36. Is that spike normal?

 

[Notsolostfish]

Alkalinity and pH are closely related and also depending on what you dosed, some products affect pH to give it a boost.

Red sea alk

 

[SomeHappyFish]

I think the Red Sea Alk is Sodium Bicarbonate but I'm not sure. Sodium Bicarbonate does raise pH for a while so totally normal.

Maybe someone else can confirm the ingredient

 

[Notsolostfish]

I think the Red Sea Alk is Sodium Bicarbonate but I'm not sure. Sodium Bicarbonate does raise pH for a while so totally normal.

Maybe someone else can confirm the ingredient

But the part that im concerned about is the Ph spike my ph went from 8.26 to 8.93 and back to 8.36 and let alone that 1dkh spike i did i feel like i killed something

 

[SomeHappyFish]

But the part that im concerned about is the Ph spike my ph went from 8.26 to 8.93 and back to 8.36 and let alone that 1dkh spike i did i feel like i killed something

you feel like or something is dead ? If everything is fine carry on

 

[Reefer Matt]

It could be alright. My sps tank can handle that kind of swing, but every tank is different. No one will know for sure. I’d keep an eye on it and let the alk fall on its own.

 

[Miami Reef]

I think the Red Sea Alk is Sodium Bicarbonate but I'm not sure. Sodium Bicarbonate does raise pH for a while so totally normal.

Maybe someone else can confirm the ingredient

I don’t know what Red Sea contains, but sodium bicarbonate will slightly lower pH upon addition.