Is it ok to let alk drop for new SPS frags?

[The Last Strider]

Long story short I have several new SPS frags. My first in the tank. My DKH is 10.5, calc is 508, and mag is 1395. Nitrates are 16 and Phosphates are 0.12. I guess a lack of checking my numbers led to the spike in DKH. I usually keep it around 8 to match my salt. I run a calcium reactor because I watched too much BRS and became convinced I needed one way before I did. (No fault of theirs of course) I still don't need it, or the kalk stirrer, or 70% of the other crap I paid way too much for, but that's another story for a thread I'm still looking for. With regard to SPS all I hear is stability, stability, stability. So should I maintain the 10.5 or allow the alk to drop to 8 in the coming days? Also will this drop stress the frags? So far they are looking ok 3 days in. Thanks in advance

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Alkalinity swings do not matter
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[Dburr1014]

Long story short I have several new SPS frags. My first in the tank. My DKH is 10.5, calc is 508, and mag is 1395. Nitrates are 16 and Phosphates are 0.12. I guess a lack of checking my numbers led to the spike in DKH. I usually keep it around 8 to match my salt. I run a calcium reactor because I watched too much BRS and became convinced I needed one way before I did. (No fault of theirs of course) I still don't need it, or the kalk stirrer, or 70% of the other crap I paid way too much for, but that's another story for a thread I'm still looking for. With regard to SPS all I hear is stability, stability, stability. So should I maintain the 10.5 or allow the alk to drop to 8 in the coming days? Also will this drop stress the frags? So far they are looking ok 3 days in. Thanks in advance

One time my alk spiked to 12. I stopped all forms of dosing and it went down 1 dkh per day. Did that 3 days then resumed dosing at a lower rate until it was dialed back to 8.

I think 1 dkh is safe per day. I would go more than that. IMO.

 

[alecj goni man]

A stable “system”. Don’t confuse that with stable parameters. Chasing some recommended formula with adding this or that destabilizes the system.

makes sense, thanks!