have a 220 tank that's been set up for 6 months having problems with alk I started out using brs 2 part but with the mixing and it takes about 3 times the amount so I switched to seacheam. my alk is about 7.5 and cant get it above that .ph 7.7 cal 425 mag 1260.temp 79.3 to 80 salinity 1.026 all is very stable doesing 180 alk 120 cal few small corals lot of new coralline growing. 35 gal water change every week, is it normal to have to add that much alk ?also have what looks like salt floating in water. new box of io mix the same way I always do, bad box maybe? have 3 clowns yellow tang brain coral and a plating coral. any help would be great .
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Ricardo18
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I do know that when you first mix up a batch of salt, you are not supposed to vigorously mix it for more than 4 hours, or there will be fall out (not crystals, but just "milk")..then you do not have to circulate it at all. If you do circulate it after the initial mix, you will be stirring up all the natural fallout at the bottom of your mixing bin and suspending this fallout in the water column.Stop circulating the mixing bin.Mix your salt for an hour or so and then walk away!
