Alkalinity errr

Seraphim

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Before i get going i just wanted to say it was nice to meet everyone last night.. I did not realize that there were so many reefers Around here. Sometimes i think i am on my own little planet.

So i get home last night after the meeting and say hey i might as well test before i add some new stuff in my tank........ So everything is ok... at first ph 8.2 no3 0 po4 0 Calcuim 400 a little low<forgot to dose that morning> ok thank here come Alkalinity 14...????? So i test again 14???? ok so i test some of the water from one of the frags i just got.... 8. I usually keep my KH around 10. Now i am kinda ****ed. I think when i buffered on thurs i added a little much to my top off water. So i did a water change but Instant ocean KH is like 13 anyway. I dosed some powdered reef calcium last night and am hoping that it will balance itself out in the next few days. Whats i think is funny is that my sps are getting better polyp extension than I have ever seen.
i am not getting any precipitation......Is there any problems with my dkh being this high for a few days? All my critters are happy.
 
You should be ok. Just don't dose any alk and it will naturally drift down to equilibrium with Ca which at 400 is just fine. If you are running a Ca reactor and/or kalk reactor, I would turn them off or dial them back until things balance out.
 
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