There must be a testing error or a DIY recipe mixing error somewhere. few days of any reasonable dosing cannot get calcium over 1000 ppm.
What recipe and what size tank?
What recipe and what size tank?
Dowflake found in South Flroida and questions for Randy
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okay, so I ignored the first rule of troubleshooting - if the findings don't make sense, try it again -- Second test of calcium puts it at 470
So.... I'm getting the calcium to rise slightly at 4 oz per day, but the alk is dropping a lot.
My tank is a 150 with a 20 gal refugium. I have a 6" clam, a 5-head frogspawn, a 4" l piece of cap, some mushrooms and 150 pounds of coralline encrusted rock enjoying the calcium. I'd like to keep the alk at around 4 to 4.5.
I'm using Recipe #1. I haven't gotten the magnesium part yet as I figured I had until I finished Parts 1 and 2.
And, one last "doh" question before I go to work - should I be measuring the alk before or AFTER I dose to measure how stable the dosing is? (cuz I just measured a couple of hours AFTER I dosed and the alk is at 5, calcium is now at 470 - my original post was 2.5 and the whacked out wrong calcium BEFORE I dosed)
So.... I'm getting the calcium to rise slightly at 4 oz per day, but the alk is dropping a lot.
My tank is a 150 with a 20 gal refugium. I have a 6" clam, a 5-head frogspawn, a 4" l piece of cap, some mushrooms and 150 pounds of coralline encrusted rock enjoying the calcium. I'd like to keep the alk at around 4 to 4.5.
I'm using Recipe #1. I haven't gotten the magnesium part yet as I figured I had until I finished Parts 1 and 2.
And, one last "doh" question before I go to work - should I be measuring the alk before or AFTER I dose to measure how stable the dosing is? (cuz I just measured a couple of hours AFTER I dosed and the alk is at 5, calcium is now at 470 - my original post was 2.5 and the whacked out wrong calcium BEFORE I dosed)
try it again -- Second test of calcium puts it at 470
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Sounds good.
So.... I'm getting the calcium to rise slightly at 4 oz per day, but the alk is dropping a lot.
Calcium testing is noisy. Focus on the alkalinity. If the calcium continues to climb for a week back off a bit on it, or dilute it a bit, but don't change equal parts dosing yet.
Measure the alk an hour or so after adding a dose to see the max, and just before a dose to see the minimum.
:thumbsup:
Sounds good.
So.... I'm getting the calcium to rise slightly at 4 oz per day, but the alk is dropping a lot.
Calcium testing is noisy. Focus on the alkalinity. If the calcium continues to climb for a week back off a bit on it, or dilute it a bit, but don't change equal parts dosing yet.
Measure the alk an hour or so after adding a dose to see the max, and just before a dose to see the minimum.
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You're welcome.
Good luck.
You're welcome.
Good luck.
