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View BadgesI am currently dosing 18 ml of ALK a day in my 210 gallon mixed reef to maintain a reading of 8.1 - 8.2 according to my Trident. I've checked manually with Hana kit. I am not dosing CA. It is holding steady at 425. Mag is holding steady at 1345. I'm wondering why I don't have to add CA and could this stall coral growth?
My upgrade uses 150 LBS of dry Pukani rock and over the past 18 months the coralline algae is really starting to cover the rocks. I'm assuming it is using CA and wondering if it is using more than my corals. Which then got me thinking I'd assume I'd need to dose CA but it doesn't seem like I need to. ALK was pretty obvious once the Trident was running because I can see it decline over the course of a week. CA - just seems to be doing its thing so was wondering.
I do a 15 gallon water change maybe twice a month using instant ocean reef crystals. I'm using ESV 2 part but only dosing ALK as I noted above. Maybe nothing and normal but figured I'd ask if I should add a small amount of CA or just let the tank guide me when it is necessary. Mostly soft corals. Few SPS such as Monties and a few unknowns. Crappy picture - sorry - but you can see the Coralline blotches starting to spread an all rocks.
Thanks for any info, tips, tricks, etc.
My upgrade uses 150 LBS of dry Pukani rock and over the past 18 months the coralline algae is really starting to cover the rocks. I'm assuming it is using CA and wondering if it is using more than my corals. Which then got me thinking I'd assume I'd need to dose CA but it doesn't seem like I need to. ALK was pretty obvious once the Trident was running because I can see it decline over the course of a week. CA - just seems to be doing its thing so was wondering.
I do a 15 gallon water change maybe twice a month using instant ocean reef crystals. I'm using ESV 2 part but only dosing ALK as I noted above. Maybe nothing and normal but figured I'd ask if I should add a small amount of CA or just let the tank guide me when it is necessary. Mostly soft corals. Few SPS such as Monties and a few unknowns. Crappy picture - sorry - but you can see the Coralline blotches starting to spread an all rocks.
Thanks for any info, tips, tricks, etc.