That's crazy if ur RSCP is mixing to 8.5 Dkh should be around 12 at that specific gravity I believe.
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Well hopefully it will come up some more while I’m adding more salt. Since it’s actually 1.021 not 1.024. It’s about the same fraction that I need to increase the salt by. Note to self, don’t me lax on standardizing the equipment. Dang. I’m kicking myself now. Totally my fault if any of these things die.That's crazy if ur RSCP is mixing to 8.5 Dkh should be around 12 at that specific gravity I believe.
That alk is dangerously low. Be careful
Salinity 1.025-1.026
Alkalinity 6
Calcium 410
Magnesium 1300
Nitrates 25
Temperature 78.6
It’s cf and led. There’s a picture of them directly before your post.
I have to agree with others. Your alk is dangerously low. Seawater has alkalinity of 7dkh. You’re below natural seawater levels. I would slowly raise it to 7dkh. Leave it there for a few days before raising it further. I keep mine between 8.3-9dkh
Right. But I couldn’t figure out why it was so low. Someone suggested me testing what the kh of the salt water mix was before I added it. It was reading really low there too. Which didn’t make sense, because it suppose to mix much higher. I was going to say I must have a bad batch of salt, bu I decided to test my refractometer to make sure it was giving me an accurate salinity measure. It wasn’t. So now I’m adding more salt to my water change water. Hopefully that resolves the incredibly low kh.
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its soooo fast and easy, and it comes with enough calibration solution to last a year at least!Yeah. That’s what my lfs uses. Every time I’ve brought water in to them, they've gotten the same measurement I have. I just haven’t brought water in recently, not have I calibrated my refractometer in that time. But yeah. One of those would be way smarter with me making my own water now.
Understood. Do you dose 2 part or kalk? Or do you maintain your alkalinity and calcium levels strictly though performing water changes?
As you raise salinity keep an eye on calcium and mag levels to. You were in good ranges before but that was at low salinity, they could be pretty high. Like Roly said, raise the salinity slowly, don’t jump to 1.026 right away.
I’m almost at the total mass I had calculated I needed to add when my refractometer told me my salinity was closer to 1.030. I should have realized that my calculations shouldn’t have been that far off and I should have standardized the refractometer back the.
It happens. Your still a great reefer, don’t beat yourself up to bad. Some people go years with an uncalibrated refractometer and are puzzled why every coral they put in their tank dies. Your lightyears ahead of those peepsI’m almost at the total mass I had calculated I needed to add when my refractometer told me my salinity was closer to 1.030. I should have realized that my calculations shouldn’t have been that far off and I should have standardized the refractometer back the.
Totally agree. If you test and the results seem way off always retest and check calibration when it comes to refractometers. Same thing goes for any parameter testing. It’s always good to test often. I test at least 1-2 times a week. It allows to catch issues early on. Always better to catch issues early in this hobby. lesson learned. Just don’t be too hard on yourself. Learn, correct and get back to enjoying your reef! its a great hobby.
It happens. Your still a great reefer, don’t beat yourself up to bad. Some people go years with an uncalibrated refractometer and are puzzled why every coral they put in their tank dies. Your lightyears ahead of those peeps
Yeah. I taught physics for a time. And I’d always tell my students the same thing. If you get an answer that doesn’t make sense, you probably did the math wrong. But I assumed I made a mistake in my math. Not that my tester was off. Lesson learned.
I just did a 15% water change. Kh came up to 6.5 so hopefully I can slowly keep moving it up.