Maybe this is a dumb question....
If the salt I'm using has a lower-than-desired dKH, why not use something like BRS sodium bicarb to bring it up to the desired levels? Would this cause the other elements to precipitate out of solution? But if that's the case, wouldn't also bumping the magnesium keep everything in solution? What am I missing? I'm assuming there's a good reason it's not done regularly.
The reason I ask is I run auto water changes (about 2% per day) using Tropic Marin Pro Reef Salt, with a stated dKH of 7. I try to keep my tank around 9 though, so my AWC (slowly) decreases my alkalinity. I would use another salt, but this one stores the best. It would be nice to bring my bin up to the desired alk level and not have to correct my tank as much.
Again, thanks for humoring me if this is a silly question![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
If the salt I'm using has a lower-than-desired dKH, why not use something like BRS sodium bicarb to bring it up to the desired levels? Would this cause the other elements to precipitate out of solution? But if that's the case, wouldn't also bumping the magnesium keep everything in solution? What am I missing? I'm assuming there's a good reason it's not done regularly.
The reason I ask is I run auto water changes (about 2% per day) using Tropic Marin Pro Reef Salt, with a stated dKH of 7. I try to keep my tank around 9 though, so my AWC (slowly) decreases my alkalinity. I would use another salt, but this one stores the best. It would be nice to bring my bin up to the desired alk level and not have to correct my tank as much.
Again, thanks for humoring me if this is a silly question