alkalinity

Hello! Bear with me. I am new to saltwater aquariums and testing, any help is appreciated. I’m testing for Alkalinity using the Hanna tester. I followed the directions and got 6.4 and 6.0. These were back to back tests. I then used a Salifert calcium test and got 400ppm. I trust this one more...

HI all, Haven't been on here in a long time but im stuck and could use some help. I run/dose the triton method with no water changes. Yes...i know....dont yell at me....but i haven't tested the alk in my tank in a very long time. everything has been fine, SPS colors, growth all been doing...

Hi all! I've been using ESV Calcium Chloride for ages, following RHF 2-part's recipe. BRS no longer carries the ESV Calcium Chloride it seems. They do carry their own dry Calcium Chloride product... A. Where is everyone purchsing ESV now? B. Or are you using a different product? If so...

Hi there, i have a question. Can i dose my alkalinity with my tunze osmolator? I have added 20ml's of Aquaforest KH plus to my freshwater part of my osmolator. Its been one week but my osmolator lost its electiricity, so it did not dose any. Can i use the kh added freshwater again after i fix...

What's the best product to dose to raise Alkalinity when your Alk is low, the pH is normal, Calc is normal and the Magnesium is normal? 20G IM Nuvo Fusion Pro 2 Temp: 80ºF Salinity: 1.026 SG Ph: 8.1 Alk: 6.2 dKH Nitrate: 13.8ppm Phosphate: 0.24ppm Calc: 442ppm Magnesium: 1540ppm (all checked...

Hello reefers! I have had my Red Sea Reefer 425xl setup for about 4 years now and have been reefing since for about 15 years now. To be completely honest though, I don't have much experience when it comes to managing different levels in the tank. I have always stuck with biweekly water...

I have 3 Hanna Checkers for sale: -Hanna HR Nitrate tester with in date reagents -Hanna Phosphate ULR with in date reagents -Hanna Alkalinity dKH (will need new reagent) Asking $100 Shipped for the set of 3 PayPal only

Wondering if adding more live/base rock to my reef set up will help get my pH higher than the mid to low 7s that we have. I also am seeing a drop in my alkalinity from mid 8s to mid-high 7s as well. My alk tests at 8.5-8.8 with fresh SW (use Instant Ocean Reef Crystals btw) but later on when I...

I know this has probably been discussed but im currious to hear input on what alk levels are ideal in a mixed reef tank. Is 8 better than 10? If so at what level do you gain growth but lose coloration.

API PH - 7.8-8.0 Ammonia - 0 ppm Nitrite - 0 ppm Nitrate - 20-40 ppm Phosphate - 0-0.25 ppm SALIFERT Magnesium - 1440 Alkalinity - (low resolution, 2ml water + 1ml reagent) pink on 0.83 = 2.4 kh Multiply by 2 = 4.8 dKH Calcium - (low resolution, 1ml water + 1ml reagent) blue...

Has anyone used Quantum Easy E and Quantum Easy Z? I am guessing the extra elements are dosed based on the consumption of the primary 'alkalinity and calcium'? https://www.quantumaqua.com.au/product/easy-reefer-easy-z/ https://www.quantumaqua.com.au/product/easy-reefer-easy-e/

Greetings everyone. Have a tank cycling with an uncooked shrimp right now, has been going for about 48hrs now. HOB filter, CaribSea Liferock, caribsea ocean direct, saltwater mixed to 35ppt with reef crystals and store bought distilled water I have been testing with some Aquarium Co-Op test...

Please help me! I’m having issues with the dKh. This started like 2 weeks ago, the dKh was in 11.5 and it’s going high everyday, I don’t use any supplement, I buy prepared water on my local store with reef crystals Parameters: O2: 8Mg/L dKh: 12.1!!!!!!!!! Po4: 0.25 No3: 10 Sal: 1.025 Ca...

Hello! I have my 20 gallons IM AIO 4 months ago. Everything went good until like 2 weeks ago. I start having issues with the alkalinity all the other parameters are stable but the alkakinity is going up every day. Today: -O2: 8 mg/L -Sal: 1.025 SG -Alk: 11.8!!!!! ??? (It was at 11.2 and is...

So between the high alk of the red sea dark bucket, and between my kalk, im always sitting around 10.3 alk. I think thats ok, but my ICP tests says its too high and should be around 8. I know 7-8 is close to real sea water, but it is running at 10.3 bad? What does everyone else run at?

Sharing my experience for others that may be experiencing the same issue. Basement 150g mixed reef lagoon with total water volume of about 225g While struggling with low PH (7.7 - 7.8), I went through PH chasing journey and found the following solutions: - DIY Co2 Scrubber - Kalkwasser reactor...

I’ve had my 180g mixed reef running for a couple years now and never really monitor water parameters (shame on me). Everything is doing well, but I recently purchased some Hanna checkers out of curiosity to check my calcium and alkalinity. Calcium comes in at 449ppm and alkalinity is really low...

Hi just wondering has anyone used these devices ? I’m thinking of buying one and I’m a bit sceptical on the accuracy and precision as I own a reef factory smart tester (which almost crashed my tank with its phosphate readings). From what I read the keeper plus is a big step from standard RF...

Hi just wondering has anyone used these devices ? I’m thinking of buying one and I’m a bit sceptical on the accuracy and precision as I own a reef factory smart tester (which almost crashed my tank with its phosphate readings). From what I read the keeper plus is a big step from standard RF...

Hi, My water even after the RO/DI filtering has 15-16 kh/DH I tested it after adding salt before the water change, in the aquarium its a bit lower about 14-15. How do other people deal with this issue without lowering the pH in the tank? I've got my tank for about 6 months and had my nem for...

Greetings! I’m generally just a lurker, and I don’t usually post. But I’ve run into an issue that I’m not sure how to handle, and I wanted to see if the crowd here might have some good ideas. Background I have a 75 gal reef tank (probably around 80 gallons total volume). The tank has been...

Hello, Does anyone know what is the Reef fusion part 2 made from? Or how its made? It said its meq/L is 4400 thats wayyy more than the sodium carbonate solubility. I did manage to get close by boiling off the excess water, but it precipitated out of the solution slowly. Did they use the sodium...

I am torn between Tropic Marin Pro Reef salt and the Red Sea Salt blue one with 8dkh Right now my parameters are: Alk: 8.3 Cal: 453 Mg: 1300 Does anybody have any experience with either salt and which one to choose?

I have a 29 gallon tank that I am having issues with coral growth in. I was not keeping my parameters stable but starting to get back on track. My alk was reading a 4 KH on Friday. I have slowly raised it to 6 KH so far. I started with a 70% water change on Friday. I don’t know why my Alk is...

Hannah nitrate HR, phosphorus LR , copper HR with validate reagent, 110 for all 3 shipped. I will give 2 extra tube and extra reagent for phosphorus