Today's parameters

[drakebuffie]

My elephant ear mushroom did great for about a year. I added a clown that I thought was loving it do death.

I tested today and posted parameters below. Alk is a bit low. What should I use to raise it? Will water changes get it to where I need?

Any chance this shrooms lives?

 

[Projects with Sam]

water changes will get your alk up. You may want to look into 2 part, Kalkwasser or All for Reef to feed your corals. If a smaller tank and not many corals All for Reef may be your easiest solution if you want to minimize water changes.

that mushroom looks rough; they're survivors though so don't write it off yet!

 

[vetteguy53081]

My elephant ear mushroom did great for about a year. I added a clown that I thought was loving it do death.

I tested today and posted parameters below. Alk is a bit low. What should I use to raise it? Will water changes get it to where I need?

Any chance this shrooms lives?

Take slk to at least 7.8, but range is usually 8-11
Adding either soda ash or baking soda will increase it

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

IMO, the alk is fine, but if you want to raise it, baking soda is a good choice. :)

Use this calculator to get an amount to boost it by 0.3 dKH, dissolve it in fresh water, and add it once a day until you get to your target level.

http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chem_calc3.html