JMLewis
Member
So im a bit confused.
Most of what im reading says that you need to add equal parts ca and alk. Like a 2 part suplement like B-ionic (which i use).
I just recently had a large spike in alk bringing it up to over 13, however after a 30% water change a few days ago my Ca is 380 and my dkh is at 8.6. Id like to raise my Ca to around 420, but can i do this without raising my alkalinity at the same time?
I have a WM Calcium supplement i can add, but if i add it will it just precipitate out if i dont add some kind of alk supplement? Id like to keep my Alk where its at.
Also durring my testing i noticed that my Magnesium is at 1500ppm, and after doing some research i read that this can cause the tips of my sps to "burn" which some of mine are doing. I thought it was from the Alk spike but i think its because of the Mag being so high.
Is there anything i can do to bring it down? Keep in mind i did a 30% water change just a couple days ago and i havent added any type of Mag supplement for a couple weeks.
Ive been using the same salt for 3+ months and previous to adding a kalk reactor to the system (which has been disconnected for over a week, untill things get back in sync) i had a heck of a time even keeping it at 1200.
So i dont think its my salt mixture, i guess i can mix up a small batch and test it.
Most of what im reading says that you need to add equal parts ca and alk. Like a 2 part suplement like B-ionic (which i use).
I just recently had a large spike in alk bringing it up to over 13, however after a 30% water change a few days ago my Ca is 380 and my dkh is at 8.6. Id like to raise my Ca to around 420, but can i do this without raising my alkalinity at the same time?
I have a WM Calcium supplement i can add, but if i add it will it just precipitate out if i dont add some kind of alk supplement? Id like to keep my Alk where its at.
Also durring my testing i noticed that my Magnesium is at 1500ppm, and after doing some research i read that this can cause the tips of my sps to "burn" which some of mine are doing. I thought it was from the Alk spike but i think its because of the Mag being so high.
Is there anything i can do to bring it down? Keep in mind i did a 30% water change just a couple days ago and i havent added any type of Mag supplement for a couple weeks.
Ive been using the same salt for 3+ months and previous to adding a kalk reactor to the system (which has been disconnected for over a week, untill things get back in sync) i had a heck of a time even keeping it at 1200.
So i dont think its my salt mixture, i guess i can mix up a small batch and test it.