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Hello,
First, I will say that nearly all my coral, including many SPS colonies have been growing strong for the past 1-2 years. Nonetheless, there is an interesting occurrence I would like to better understand. I seem to have to dose my Alk significantly more than Calc and still cant reach decent Alk levels.
My water parameters have been stable (testing with Red Sea Test Kits 2-5 times per week):
Amm/Nitrite/Nitrate = 0
Calc = 430-440 ppm
Alk = 7.3 dKH
Mag = 1480 ppm (see * below)
75 gallon mixed reef tank
I do ~7 gallon water changes about every 2 weeks with Red Sea Coral Pro Salt.
Dosing is done twice per day via a calibrated dosing pump:
Kent Liquid Calcium = 30 mL per day
Kent Pro Buffer dKH = 60 mL per day
*Kent Mag = stopped dosing 1 month ago as it always tested high... last week started coming down to just under 1400.
I'm switching off Kent and onto B-Ionic when my current gallons run out, and I'll provide feedback on any changes in the balance.
Nonetheless, does anyone have any advice as to how to get my Alk levels up to a normal level?
~Sharkey
First, I will say that nearly all my coral, including many SPS colonies have been growing strong for the past 1-2 years. Nonetheless, there is an interesting occurrence I would like to better understand. I seem to have to dose my Alk significantly more than Calc and still cant reach decent Alk levels.
My water parameters have been stable (testing with Red Sea Test Kits 2-5 times per week):
Amm/Nitrite/Nitrate = 0
Calc = 430-440 ppm
Alk = 7.3 dKH
Mag = 1480 ppm (see * below)
75 gallon mixed reef tank
I do ~7 gallon water changes about every 2 weeks with Red Sea Coral Pro Salt.
Dosing is done twice per day via a calibrated dosing pump:
Kent Liquid Calcium = 30 mL per day
Kent Pro Buffer dKH = 60 mL per day
*Kent Mag = stopped dosing 1 month ago as it always tested high... last week started coming down to just under 1400.
I'm switching off Kent and onto B-Ionic when my current gallons run out, and I'll provide feedback on any changes in the balance.
Nonetheless, does anyone have any advice as to how to get my Alk levels up to a normal level?
~Sharkey