alkalinity

Hey guys! Trying to catch a problem before it gets out of hand but not sure this is a problem or not. Last month I added quite a bit of mixed livestock and have noticed since then PH has been through the roof (8.4 and going up daily) and I cannot seem to dose enough Alk to keep up with the...

I've set up a tank, which at the moment only has a couple of clowns and cheato luckily. It's a barebottom with Aquaforest rock. Since it's a new tank with no corals, I've not checked Alk often, only NO3 and PO4. I use RO/DI, which I check regularly, and my instant ocean mixes to 11 dKH, but, I...

I have a mixed reef Waterbox 275 and just started using Moonshiner's dosing. After an ICP test I added correction trace elements including boron and my Trident reading for alkalinity jumped from 7.89 to 13.4. I though I would have a heart attack and tested with Sailifert and the alkalinity was...

Hanna Alkalinity Checker HI772 $45 Shipped Lower US 2 sample cuvettes with caps. One brand new. 1 bottle of alkalinity reagent hi772-26 about 2/3 full Sold the tank. Thanks

Marine Ammonia Marine Calcium Marine Alkalinity I also have a sweet 3D printed holder/stand

Hello My friends, i have a 105gallon Reef tank just lps, zoas and softies. I’ve been dosing 22ml of all for reef daily for about 9 months, alkalinity has always been stable my issue is calcium, it’s always been high im thinking of ditching all for reef and going to a regular 2-part any thoughts...

40 gal dis. reef w 20 gal sump 2/27 Ph 8.2 DKH 11 3/4 PH 8.3 DKH 10 3/10 PH 8.3 DKH 10 3/14 Ph 8.3 DKH 10 3/14 Added G Bubble tip anemone and small drag of GSP 3/15 Ph 8.6 DKH 10 ( 10 gal water change after 8.6 reading) 3/16 Ph 8.6 DKH 10 Calc has stayed at abt 490 ppm Haven’t done anything...

I am new to Saltwater. I do not have any corals. I have 2 clownfish. Redsea reefer 425. I keep putting in Alkalinity, Cal, and MG thru apex DOS. The levels keep dropping. I do an automatic water change of 1.5 gals every day. I use Classic Sea Salt Mix. Alkalinity - 9-10 dKH (approx) Calcium...

Hello everyone!! Is it possible to lower alkalinity and raise salinity with Red Sea coral pro that’s known for high ALK. I just bought the bucket and I'm trying to use it all lol before switching. I’m trying to raise my salinity for my torches because I think that might be the problems to why...

So I just purchased the new Hanna Marine Monitor that has a PH probe and a Salinity/Temp probe. The unit continuously displays the above and uses temp to accurately calculate it’s readings. I hooked the unit up and followed the instructions on how to use the included 7.1 ph solution satchets and...

My alkalinity is always low. Doesn’t matter if I change the water. It’s always about 6-7 dkh. Ph is also always around 7.8 I doesn’t have an auto doser yet but I’ve tried dumping doses of kalkwasser and sodium bicarbonate from brs without much luck. I only have about 5 little zoa frags so I’m...

Hello all! I'm curious about the relationship between pH and alkalinity consumption in my tank. I understand that a higher pH promotes faster growth as well as both biotic and abiotic precipitation, but I'm wondering how much of an increase in alkalinity consumption I should expect when...

Hey there, new reef keeper here. I had a question about alkalinity and pH. My pH was 7.9 and dKH 8.0. I wanted to raise both so I added 20mL RedSea foundation B to my 25g tank. The pH went up to about 8.6 and dKH 10.2. But after 2 days the pH has dropped to 8.0 and dKH to 9.0. I have no...

I read through a few posts regarding high alk consumption, but I'm still confused. I have a new tank40g DT 20g sump with only one small torch frag and a small patch of GSP. My alk is dropping by around 1dkh a day! I'm measuring with Hanna checker and cross check with red sea test kit. Calcium...

So I've noticed over time my ph is increasing with dosing for alk (wasser). The past couple months I've seen it go from pH 8.15-8.25 on a given day to 8.3-8.4, alk at 8.0. I'd like to increase my alk but I'm worried about driving my ph too high. Anyone else see this? How to fix?

So i recently had a major issue with my euphylllia Coral. It had nearly died completely. When i tested my water i was at nearly 12 dkh. With nearly 0ppm phosphate and nitrate. I started dosing coral Amino and polyp booster daily along with my regular feeding. Now about 2 weeks later the coral...

What effect will that have on my tank? I have noticed white specs all over my glass seems like precipitants. I know they are not alive I simply clean my glass and a few weeks later they return. Is this from mostly dosing Alk? If I continue this what will happen? So I am very new at Reefing...

Good afternoon, I have been having some trouble with alkalinity and PH lately. My alkalinity has been going down lately. The lowest I’ve seen it was 6.6(DKH) so I do a water change to bring it back to 7 (DKH) which I’m comfortable with. However I’d like to be in the 8(DKH) range. Also looking...

So for a few weeks now my calcium has tested at 280-310 which I obviously would like to get up to closer to the 400-450 range. The only thing is my alkalinity has been fine at a steady 8.2. Is there a good way I can raise my calcium without it affecting my alkalinity?

Hello - I have a 5 month old 40 gal aio. Parameters below. I’ve been testing every week to 10 days and my Alk fluctuates between 6.8-6.9 DkH. All other parameters are reasonable. I do 20-15% water changes every 2 weeks using reef crystals. Mostly LPS with some ricordea and Zoas. No SPS. Looking...

Hi All, I'm in a bit of a difficult spot with Calothrix and precipitation issues and would love some help here. The system - Reefer 625 G2 set up Aug 28, 2022. 152g water volume. Water Parameters: Salinity - 1.026 Alk - 7.2-8.0 dKh (pretty stable at 7.2-7.3 dKh till I tried to raise it and...

The Triton method is quite a bit more expensive than other balling methods, but it can be run more cheaply dosing Triton Infusion together with any balling method. We could be talking big savings: with a 100G tank consuming 1dKH per day, you'd spend: 284$ per year in Triton Core7 supplements...

I’ve been at this for about a year and a half and how to handle alkalinity on my specific tank is still a bit of a mystery for me. My salt mixes at 9.8dkh - so 2 weeks ago I brought my alkalinity up to 9dkh from 8dkh using sodium bicarbonate thinking I could stabilize at 9 with my weekly 20%...

Hello, I wonder if using Balling with NaOH as the only/main source of kH increases the water's salinity by the same amount as NaCO2 or NaHCO₃. I guess @Randy Holmes-Farley will be the best to answer :)