I have a new 80 gallon tank, 30 gallon sump (110 total volume) with rock I cycled for 3-4 months. I'm struggling to keep ALK stable, it drops .75dkh everyday. There are NO corals in the tank yet, just a couple of clownfish. I was dosing 25-50ml of BRS 2-part via dosing pump to help keep ALK stable but it kept dropping. I tried dosing 900ml of kalkwasser each day but that didn't work either.
I've stopped dosing everything and want to wash the tank for 48 hours to see if it settles out.
What would cause ALK to drop so quickly without coral? CO2 in the house?
I have a skimmer running 24/7.
No chaeto yet, tank is too young. that would help stabilize ph.
ALK - 7.52
CA - 383
MG - 1322
1.025
PH ranges from 8.15 - 7.93 (spikes when dosing then suddenly drops.)
I've stopped dosing everything and want to wash the tank for 48 hours to see if it settles out.
What would cause ALK to drop so quickly without coral? CO2 in the house?
I have a skimmer running 24/7.
No chaeto yet, tank is too young. that would help stabilize ph.
ALK - 7.52
CA - 383
MG - 1322
1.025
PH ranges from 8.15 - 7.93 (spikes when dosing then suddenly drops.)