Alkalinity question

[luisprado]

Can alkalinity be too high in your tank? and if it is, would it cause corals not to open as usual?

Thanks.

 

[jjirsa78]

Yes, it can, and it can cause health issues with your coral.

Alkalinity is (in very simple terms) the amount of bicarbonate dissolved in the water. If it's too high, it'll tend to precipitate out and become unavailable for coral.

 

[®eefer]

my alkalinity is too high, so i disconnected my topoff from my kalk reactor. Does my CA reactor also contribute to high alk?

 

[luisprado]

How do I lower my alkalinity to safe levels if they are high?

 

[jjirsa78]

Head tot he RC Chemistry forum Randy's got the answers.