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Berlin SPS-Junky
Actually I have another question.. what is sangokai
Hey Matt, here for you (sangokai): http://sangokai.org/?lang=en
Dennis, that is a lot of trouble you are dealing with.
Hope you get through this.
Maybe an ICP test from a water sample can give more insight?
Hey janci, I will do ICP in the next weeks.
Dennis i love your tank. Its going to be beautiful when you get it figured.
What is the ph at? Do you have a Ph monitor or Apex? Try to drive the PH higher with Kalk or Co2 scrubber and see if that helps limit the Algae growth.
In my tank everything seems to do better with higher PH 8.1 or higher. I had constant trouble with Algae and then I bought an Apex and saw that even though my Red Sea kit showed what i thought was 8.1- 8.2 on the card it was actually 7.9 dipping to 7.75 before the lights came back on.
I drove the ALk up to 10 which helped get ph higher and then added a Co2 scrubber which boosted my ph over 8.1 and then ALk and Calcium usage took off and I had to go from using almost no 2 part to 100ml of ALk and 60 ml calcium additive a day. Almost overnight I notice Coraline growth pick up and all my corals looking healthier. Even My tang looks more healthy and colorful.
IMO the higher PH even helps the good bacteria and Zeo system work better as I've been able to cut way back on my Carbon dosing with almost no rise in PO4.
I suspect the Carbon was one of the reasons for the low PH.
Good luck
Tim
Hey Tim, thanks for you words! :beer: This is the next step I want to try. But first I check the PH. But this can be a fact for the Problems.
I dont use Apex or other for PH control. I think you are right with your tipps. I will use a co2 scrubber soon.