I've had my tank tank up for almost a year now and I'm having a hard time keeping my alk at 8-9. It will fall to around 7 if I don't dose a condsider amount daily. It usually sits between 6.5-7.
I've got an aquamedic doser that handles my alk/cal. Calcium sits steadily at 460-480.
I'm using Randy's two part and I almost have to dose twice as much alk as calcium to maintain it at 8 dkh...any thoughts as to why this is...is it normal?
Other parameters are pretty normal
SG - 1.024
pH - 8.0 taken at 1am (I have a 10 gal fuge that runs on reverse cycle)
temp - 79-81 (dual stage controller)
Trates - >10
Phos - undetectable on kit
Mag - testing for mag shortly and will post.
I've got an aquamedic doser that handles my alk/cal. Calcium sits steadily at 460-480.
I'm using Randy's two part and I almost have to dose twice as much alk as calcium to maintain it at 8 dkh...any thoughts as to why this is...is it normal?
Other parameters are pretty normal
SG - 1.024
pH - 8.0 taken at 1am (I have a 10 gal fuge that runs on reverse cycle)
temp - 79-81 (dual stage controller)
Trates - >10
Phos - undetectable on kit
Mag - testing for mag shortly and will post.