how to lower kh and alk
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trueblackpercula
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do a large water change
Reefflections
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I wouldn't do a large water change.Let it drop on it own.You could do more damage,if done to fast.
trueblackpercula
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wow its a 500 gallon system 
then maybe its worht trying the other methods described above. There is also this place you can try,
http://jdieck1.home.comcast.net/chemcalc.html
or here
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=112
Hope this helps
then maybe its worht trying the other methods described above. There is also this place you can try,http://jdieck1.home.comcast.net/chemcalc.html
or here
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=112
Hope this helps
polywise
OLD SCHOOL-ish
yikes !
lots of different advice, whatever I decide to do, it will be slow
Reefflections,
from your experences;
how long do you think it will take to move on it's own?
light to medium loading of SPS frags 5"max on size, a frogspawn, hammer, toadstool, clam and 600 lbs of live rock 20% covered in coraline alge.
lots of different advice, whatever I decide to do, it will be slow
Reefflections,
from your experences;
how long do you think it will take to move on it's own?
light to medium loading of SPS frags 5"max on size, a frogspawn, hammer, toadstool, clam and 600 lbs of live rock 20% covered in coraline alge.
Reefflections
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Polywise
Well depends on your volume of water and your bioload.
Here is and example
240 reef tank,my reactor went crazy on me.Went you to 11 alk and of coarse Cal went up also.I just turn the reactor off.And just play the waiting game.You will be very surprise how long it takes to fall.But Alk and Cal will fall very slow.This is the best for your corals,the slower the better.It took my system 5 days to get it down to 9.6,from 11.So don't be concern how long it takes.Just keep testing with your test kits.You really only need to check Alk,because Cal will fall along with it.It depends where you want to run your system at.But just let it drop on it's own.You need not to add anything.I was very surprise how long it takes.You would think by turning it off,it will drop fast.But it doesn't.So just chill out,and let the tank do it's thing for you.If it's done to fast,big issues with STN /or RTN.But doing it this way,this is the safest way,to get back on track.
Well depends on your volume of water and your bioload.
Here is and example
240 reef tank,my reactor went crazy on me.Went you to 11 alk and of coarse Cal went up also.I just turn the reactor off.And just play the waiting game.You will be very surprise how long it takes to fall.But Alk and Cal will fall very slow.This is the best for your corals,the slower the better.It took my system 5 days to get it down to 9.6,from 11.So don't be concern how long it takes.Just keep testing with your test kits.You really only need to check Alk,because Cal will fall along with it.It depends where you want to run your system at.But just let it drop on it's own.You need not to add anything.I was very surprise how long it takes.You would think by turning it off,it will drop fast.But it doesn't.So just chill out,and let the tank do it's thing for you.If it's done to fast,big issues with STN /or RTN.But doing it this way,this is the safest way,to get back on track.
Reefflections
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Sorry about that.I was reading a lot of other threads here.I tought your ALK was up and your Cal also.Your Cal seems to be find.I would go along with Menard said here also.You just need to do the Alk.
polywise
OLD SCHOOL-ish
reactor off for about a day now
this mornings readings down a bit from 14.3KH and 5.9 ALK
to 13.6KH and 4.85 ALK
I was wondering if this could also be a cause to the out of balance readings. My reacor was due for a media refill. There was about 3" of media in the first chamber. Before adding the new media, I grabbed some of the remaing. It did not feel like the new media does. It felt squishy, with a little bit of a grit feeling.?Here is where my lack of knowledge comes in to play:
Is there a chance that the media had been exhausted of CA, and was only releasing the elements that effect the KH and ALK ?
this mornings readings down a bit from 14.3KH and 5.9 ALK
to 13.6KH and 4.85 ALK
I was wondering if this could also be a cause to the out of balance readings. My reacor was due for a media refill. There was about 3" of media in the first chamber. Before adding the new media, I grabbed some of the remaing. It did not feel like the new media does. It felt squishy, with a little bit of a grit feeling.?Here is where my lack of knowledge comes in to play:
Is there a chance that the media had been exhausted of CA, and was only releasing the elements that effect the KH and ALK ?
polywise
OLD SCHOOL-ish
Well as of today the reacor is still turned off, and the readings have been dropping, CA345PPM ,10.9KH, 3.89ALK. Some of my corals have not survived.. all I can say is that I am feeliing upset that I let this happen.
As I go forward it will be slow. I wll be out of town for the next week, so next update will be when I get back. I hope by then, I an begin to get back on track.
