Can't Keep KH higher than 7

[Ocean View]

Gary,

Take Dwayne up on his offer. As bad as I hate to admit it, he knows what he's talking about and will get you going in the right direction with the least amount of confusion.

 

[julie180]

+1 on Dwaynes offer. Take him up on his help. You will not be sorry.

He has got a way of explaining this stuff so even dummies like me can get it

Julie

 

[saltwater111]

Kh

Kh

Just had water tested by a third party. Calcium is at 300, KH at 7. I plan on giving a water sample to Dwayne today for his expert analysis.

By the way, I borrowed a Sailifert Test kit for Mag. as well as buffer. I'll test that later today.

Thanks for everyones input.

 

[saltwater111]

Kh

Kh

Buffered for MG. last night. Tested MG. this morning and it was below 1150. KH was down to 5 so I buffered for that. Cal. was at 320. I didn't buffer for that. Plus, my cal. reactor is not working.

This is a mess. Per Dwayne, I'm buffering for MG. every 24 hours until it rises.

What a pain.

 

[El Diablo]

Wow have you lost all of your sps?

 

[saltwater111]

Kh

Kh

Yep, and I'm replacing my corals with softies. They are doing fine.

 

[El Diablo]

Did you have a lot of sps? Didn't you have a tank maintenance guy before?

Sorry to hear about the loss if there is any way I can help let me know.

 

[saltwater111]

Kh

Kh

Yes, I had quite a lot of SPS but it's all gone. I do have a maintenance guy everyweek. He to is trying to figure out what's going on.

 

[saltwater111]

KH Problem

KH Problem

When all else fails, talk to Dwayne. Dwayne told me to buffer for magnesium 3days in a row which I did. He thought just raising the magnesium might make the KH go up.

Tested water tonight.

KH 8
Calcium 410
Magnesium is high at 1500 but it was 1150 last night so I buffered this morning. I assume with water changes it will go down.

Thanks Dwayne!

 

[Nanook]

Well, you are getting closer Now, get Dwayne to your house and get that reactor dialed in