turtleman9100
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I will try not to forget anything because I really need you guys help. My system is about 7 month's old now. All my levels are zero. I have a few sps frags some softies and zoos. My aquarium is a 135 gallon with a 40 gallon sump. I have 2 fairly RODI units daisy chained together into one. Here's my problem
I added a CR first. I am using ARM course. My ph inside the CR was 6.5 consistantly. I was dripping about 50-60 DPM with about 30 DPM of CO2. My calcium level dropped to 320 and never increased. While the PH in the tank stayed 8.2, the alk shot up to 22. In the process of this, I bought my KR online strickly for top off. I evaporate about 2-3 gallons per day. I was hoping this would help my calcium level but it never raised. My ALK also stayed in the 20's. I stopped the CO2 in the CR and my ALK is finally dropping. Right now its about 12-13. However, eventhough the KR is still topping off my tank, my calcium appears to still be dropping. I started dosing Kent Marine Tech CB part A only. Still no change in my calcium level. What can I do to get my levels where they need to be? Please help.
I added a CR first. I am using ARM course. My ph inside the CR was 6.5 consistantly. I was dripping about 50-60 DPM with about 30 DPM of CO2. My calcium level dropped to 320 and never increased. While the PH in the tank stayed 8.2, the alk shot up to 22. In the process of this, I bought my KR online strickly for top off. I evaporate about 2-3 gallons per day. I was hoping this would help my calcium level but it never raised. My ALK also stayed in the 20's. I stopped the CO2 in the CR and my ALK is finally dropping. Right now its about 12-13. However, eventhough the KR is still topping off my tank, my calcium appears to still be dropping. I started dosing Kent Marine Tech CB part A only. Still no change in my calcium level. What can I do to get my levels where they need to be? Please help.