Taking DOWN calcium reactor : USELESS

[Smite]

Every week I am doing a water change 30 gallons due to nitrate lvl
I was thinking to get a different salt mix it has low alk 7.7 on redsea

If 7.7 is your end goal for alk then I guess change salts otherwise stick to a salt who’s parameters match where you want your tank to be. New focus is stability so no need to change salts to bring down parameters quicker, you’ve got plenty of time for those to lower with your routine now.
I’m assuming the top graph is nitrates in ppm? If so you’re in that sweet spot of 2-5ppm a lot of people shoot for. Phosphate may be considered high by some, before you started bringing them down with water changes but won’t be detrimental to coral health
Good plan going to weekly water changes.
What is your plan for nutrient export going forward?

 

[lakai]

This thread is crazy to me.

 

[JCOLE]

You do not need a calcium reactor with nothing but frags in your tank. Stop the kalkwasser also. Just do 2 part until your corals are big enough where a calcium reactor will actually be to your benefit. I agree with others that you could leave it running without CO2 if you want.

I took my calcium reactor offline 5 months ago because of this same reason. I use dose 2 part now and love it. Eventually I will move back to a reactor when the time is right.

 

[RVA REEF]

9 pages!?!?!??

 

[iReefer12]

Everything started due to having low pH i was running a stable alk i noticed my pH is very low so I started dosing kalkwasser now my alk is 11 it use to be 15 when I dos it so I did a 40 gal water change now it's 11 you think u should do a water change again on Tuesday 30 gal this time or

I think it was Friday when I did a water change

11 is safe, not ideal, but I run my SPS tank at 11~ and all is okay. For your situation while you are stabilizing, I’d let it come down to 8.5/9 though.

I think the main issue here was not the CaRX, but the Kalk dosing, perhaps you mixed up Kalk and then poured it in, Kalk water when it’s white is crazy, crazy high in concentration, and is what probably sent Alk so high. I’d suggest watching some BRS videos, they are helpful for beginners to understand how these pieces of equipment work and best practices.

Here’s a couple links that can help you. Best of luck

Calcium Reactor, how it works:

Kalk Dosing:

 

[hyeclass]

11 is safe, not ideal, but I run my SPS tank at 11~ and all is okay. For your situation while you are stabilizing, I’d let it come down to 8.5/9 though.

I think the main issue here was not the CaRX, but the Kalk dosing, perhaps you mixed up Kalk and then poured it in, Kalk water when it’s white is crazy, crazy high in concentration, and is what probably sent Alk so high. I’d suggest watching some BRS videos, they are helpful for beginners to understand how these pieces of equipment work and best practices.

Here’s a couple links that can help you. Best of luck

Calcium Reactor, how it works:

Kalk Dosing:

the way i dos the kal is, got rodi water let me there for 1 day, then took the water ONLY drop it in a sump, true indeed i over dos it. what comes to calcium reactor i don't even have much SPS in the tank to grain my calcium. pointless to have the reactor running.

everything started in a different post. they said to get my pH up is dos it. i tested yesterday, my dkh is 10, i was going to do a water change about 40 gal then someone in the post said, let me run you're killing your nutrients in the tank.

even though i am running a canister my nitrate is high, i am running a refugium also the red ogo i going to put some chaeto in the sump also, i used to have chaeto, what i did was dosing the vibrant took the chaeto out, it kill all my chaeto.

 

[hyeclass]

which fish to keep.

1 yellow tang
1 gem tang
1 blue tang
1 salfin tang
1 powder blue
2 purple tang
1 kole tang
1 Melanurus Wrasse
2 Wrasse ?? not sure which once
1 Flame Angelfish
1 Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish
6 designer clownfish
3 Ruby Red Dragone
1 Flame Hawkfish

140 gal tank

i am selling the powder blue for sure, what about the rest

 

[Shirak]

even though i am running a canister my nitrate is high, i am running a refugium also the red ogo i going to put some chaeto in the sump also, i used to have chaeto, what i did was dosing the vibrant took the chaeto out, it kill all my chaeto.

This is your nitrate log? What is it now? Log shows a little over 2 on 11/8 almost a month ago.

 

[hyeclass]

i'll test it today to see what's my nitrate lvl is @

 

[hyeclass]

This is your nitrate log? What is it now? Log shows a little over 2 on 11/8 almost a month ago.

i'll test it today to see what's my nitrate lvl is @

 

[biecacka]

which fish to keep.

1 yellow tang
1 gem tang
1 blue tang
1 salfin tang
1 powder blue
2 purple tang
1 kole tang
1 Melanurus Wrasse
2 Wrasse ?? not sure which once
1 Flame Angelfish
1 Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish
6 designer clownfish
3 Ruby Red Dragone
1 Flame Hawkfish

140 gal tank

i am selling the powder blue for sure, what about the rest

Quite a nice fish list in the 140!

corey

 

[hyeclass]

Quite a nice fish list in the 140!

corey

powder blue is very active, i am afraid he's going to drop corals, when he swims faster, they don't even fight that's the beauty of it. i am really struggling what comes to trying to see which tang i should take off from the tank.

 

[hyeclass]

Quite a nice fish list in the 140!

corey

powder blue is very active, i am afraid he's going to drop corals, when he swims faster, they don't even fight that's the beauty of it. i am really struggling what comes to trying to see which tang i should take off from the tank.

 

[hyeclass]

This is your nitrate log? What is it now? Log shows a little over 2 on 11/8 almost a month ago.

Here we go i did test it 4.02 I think thats 42

 

[hyeclass]

This is your nitrate log? What is it now? Log shows a little over 2 on 11/8 almost a month ago.

Here is the phosphates i just tested it's little high 0.09 to 0.03 ok good range

 

[joseserrano]

I think you need to hire someone to manage and help you understand your tank. Lots of very simple mistakes being made here. Easy fixes and lack of patience.

 

[hyeclass]

This is your nitrate log? What is it now? Log shows a little over 2 on 11/8 almost a month ago.

Here is the dkh test

 

[hyeclass]

I think you need to hire someone to manage and help you understand your tank. Lots of very simple mistakes being made here. Easy fixes and lack of patience.

You don't know what you talking about

 

[joseserrano]

You don't know what you talking about

Buddy. It’s clear through the thread that you don’t. Don’t be juvenile and rude. My comment was constructive and appropriate, you have been rude to many on this thread who are trying to help you. Remember, you are the one in need here, not us who know what we are talking about. Walk with a little more humility, and less defensiveness.

 

[hyeclass]

Buddy. It’s clear through the thread that you don’t. Don’t be juvenile and rude. My comment was constructive and appropriate, you have been rude to many on this thread who are trying to help you. Remember, you are the one in need here, not us who know what we are talking about. Walk with a little more humility, and less defensiveness.

Take your comments else where i started this post NOT you