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Whoa yes raise that CA! Like I said, my Hollywood’s a huge indicator for CA, it’ll recover just fine but keep it a tick high around 440-460
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Diggin that Cyp for contrast next to the Hollywood!I auto dose two part and hand dose mag. My cal stays pretty stable in the higher range above 425. Heres mine the size of a dinner plate.
Beautiful pics @Leadfooted
This is why testing is so importantCrazy that your levels got so low using RSCP.... what salinity do you mix your water at and what are you using to measure salinity? Hopefully a calibrated refracto insteas of a swing arm hydrometer. At a given salinity, your Mag alk and cal should fall into line behind your salinity target.
Salty/Lead...
We test at least weekly, most often every other day. Salinity is done with a calibrated refractometer, pH with a calibrated electronic meter and we use Hanna testing equipment for everything we can. Being a chemical engineer, I well understand testing frequency, proper equipment necessity and using a standard method of testing. I have good quality equipment, and it's well taken care of. No worries there. I trust my own equipment far more than I do the lfs equipment and am always a bit leery of the API testing solutions. Sometimes I bring home industrial testing equipment to do the high end testing that I can't afford to buy.
For reasons I can't quite understand, my tank has stabilized at 1.020 for Na. I can add salt to the fuge; it'll creep up over a couple of days then drop back down. I can't remember the last time it went under .020. I've never been a numbers chaser though. In a biologically active environment, the environment seeks to stabilize. I understand the need for nutrients (adding when necessary) and to carefully watch the 'bad' chemicals (ammonia for instance) for indications something is going on. By and large, my system is pretty rock solid. Parameters wiggle so little they're not really relevant.
Got aberrancy going on here, that's why I reached out. Lots of really smart, experienced folks on this blog. I want to do everything I can to save the stunner.
I notice calc buildup at the top of my tank. What does that indicate?Ahhhh, I think you found your problem with that ca! Which is weird since you’re using black bucket. Do you notice any precipitated calc build up near the top of the tank. Either way I would start dosing calc.
That is GORGEOUS!Forgot to mention, I personally use Reef Complete to keep my CA levels up. I have to trim mine about every 3 months.
Do you add straight salt to the fuge? You should really raise salinity through water changes if you need to adjust. And salinity should never really go down unless you are adding freshwater to the tank. Do you measure the salinity of the new salt water before the water change?
Do you add straight salt to the fuge? You should really raise salinity through water changes if you need to adjust. And salinity should never really go down unless you are adding freshwater to the tank. Do you measure the salinity of the new salt water before the water change?