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Alk rising need help. Parameters out of whack! Here are some of the facts.
*Started the tank in april. 125g w trigger systems 30g sump w filter socks, skimmer and refugium
*reef crystal salt.
*test kit is red sea. Not expired and is a good test. (also have other tanks that test normal)
*Used old dirty nasty rock i washed in Muriatic acid, pressure washed, and then cured in barrell for 3 months.. then added to new tank seeded w 40lbs lr from my 29 tank break down.
*Let tank run w no dosing, no water changes for 6 months.
*Livestock- 1 yellow tang, 1 tomato clown, 2 bengais, 1 pajama, 1 harlequin tusk, 1 niger trigger, 1 sailfun tang, 1 decorated rabbit fish, 1 royal grama, 1 dragon wrasse, 1 onyx clown, 2 green cromis. About 30 frags mixed sps lps soft coral
*Alk, calc and mag slowly rising
*Last week, sept 27 i did a 50 percent water change and added a calcium reactor. My thinking was the water change would help. And the calcium reactor is my long term means of maintaining params
*99 percent of my coral looks great and is growing and fish are healthy.
Ive been trying to reserch this high alk issue because i am worried i did not rinse the rock enough and tge acid bath is screwing w my chemistry. Here is my basic log for both my tanks since i started the big tank. Please pardon my chicken scratch
Just tested tonight. Everything is climbing. I shut down the calcium reactor and am thinking about doing a 100 percent water change. I thought the last 50 percent water change would set it streight but no i was wrong or am definitely doing something wrong!
*Started the tank in april. 125g w trigger systems 30g sump w filter socks, skimmer and refugium
*reef crystal salt.
*test kit is red sea. Not expired and is a good test. (also have other tanks that test normal)
*Used old dirty nasty rock i washed in Muriatic acid, pressure washed, and then cured in barrell for 3 months.. then added to new tank seeded w 40lbs lr from my 29 tank break down.
*Let tank run w no dosing, no water changes for 6 months.
*Livestock- 1 yellow tang, 1 tomato clown, 2 bengais, 1 pajama, 1 harlequin tusk, 1 niger trigger, 1 sailfun tang, 1 decorated rabbit fish, 1 royal grama, 1 dragon wrasse, 1 onyx clown, 2 green cromis. About 30 frags mixed sps lps soft coral
*Alk, calc and mag slowly rising
*Last week, sept 27 i did a 50 percent water change and added a calcium reactor. My thinking was the water change would help. And the calcium reactor is my long term means of maintaining params
*99 percent of my coral looks great and is growing and fish are healthy.
Ive been trying to reserch this high alk issue because i am worried i did not rinse the rock enough and tge acid bath is screwing w my chemistry. Here is my basic log for both my tanks since i started the big tank. Please pardon my chicken scratch
Just tested tonight. Everything is climbing. I shut down the calcium reactor and am thinking about doing a 100 percent water change. I thought the last 50 percent water change would set it streight but no i was wrong or am definitely doing something wrong!