When raising ALK?
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Reeferland
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8-9 is ideally
Reeferland
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i would raise it when it drop to 6-7
CleveYank
20 Years and Over
Raising the alk is always best done slowly.
But, before you just work on raising the Alk have you made sure that the Mg is in the 1250 to 1500 range? Mg is the storage engine/regulator for Calcium and Carbonate "in solution" in your tank. If the Mg is low you will have a hard time keeping the Alk levels up combined with corals and coralline pulling whatever is there.
If Mg is good then worry about Alk at a rate no greater than 1/2 dKH or no greater than your pH readings will allow whichever is the lowest threshold per day.
This calculator helps alot for using specific products with a calculator to help with the outcome of how much of that product it should take.
http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chemcalc.html
If you were going say from 6 to 9, I would not do this in 3 days. Change too fast is almost as bad as the low Alk problem to begin with. And stressed corals might be just weak enough for a quick Alk adjustment to push them over the edge. I'd play it safe and do this in increments of 2 days for every 1 dKH level you are going up or around a 1/2 dKH per day.
And while you are doing this no water changes or make an adjustement in your dKH daily increase to compensate the best you can.
Good Luck.
But, before you just work on raising the Alk have you made sure that the Mg is in the 1250 to 1500 range? Mg is the storage engine/regulator for Calcium and Carbonate "in solution" in your tank. If the Mg is low you will have a hard time keeping the Alk levels up combined with corals and coralline pulling whatever is there.
If Mg is good then worry about Alk at a rate no greater than 1/2 dKH or no greater than your pH readings will allow whichever is the lowest threshold per day.
This calculator helps alot for using specific products with a calculator to help with the outcome of how much of that product it should take.
http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chemcalc.html
If you were going say from 6 to 9, I would not do this in 3 days. Change too fast is almost as bad as the low Alk problem to begin with. And stressed corals might be just weak enough for a quick Alk adjustment to push them over the edge. I'd play it safe and do this in increments of 2 days for every 1 dKH level you are going up or around a 1/2 dKH per day.
And while you are doing this no water changes or make an adjustement in your dKH daily increase to compensate the best you can.
Good Luck.
Im trying to raise the KH from 8 to 9-10.
So far i've have raised it from 8.06 to 8.63 in a 24 hr period, and was thinking that rate would be acceptable, but i wanted a second opinion if you will.
I have been introducing more SPS and some are ok, some have STN'd. None of them look to be Great though????
Params:
Kh 8.63 Lamotte
Mag 1350 Salifert
Ca 500 Salifert
No3 6.6 Lamotte
Po4 .03 Hanna
Bulbs were replaced about 2 months ago (250 De Phoenix)
This Tank is 2 years old, I had a crash 1 year ago where i lost about 50 SPS.
After the crash happened last spring I removed all skeletons and just left the tank run as a FOWLR until the fall when i decided to try again. So this past fall season I've tried some Milli's and Acros. But most have parished over time, some RTN'd over a 24 hr period, some STN'd over a week.
Its been pretty much miss and hit with SPS this time around and i cant explain it???:sad2:
Oh yeah I have a maxima and crocea clams that have been doing great throughout the past 7 months or so i really have no idea
So far i've have raised it from 8.06 to 8.63 in a 24 hr period, and was thinking that rate would be acceptable, but i wanted a second opinion if you will.
I have been introducing more SPS and some are ok, some have STN'd. None of them look to be Great though????
Params:
Kh 8.63 Lamotte
Mag 1350 Salifert
Ca 500 Salifert
No3 6.6 Lamotte
Po4 .03 Hanna
Bulbs were replaced about 2 months ago (250 De Phoenix)
This Tank is 2 years old, I had a crash 1 year ago where i lost about 50 SPS.
After the crash happened last spring I removed all skeletons and just left the tank run as a FOWLR until the fall when i decided to try again. So this past fall season I've tried some Milli's and Acros. But most have parished over time, some RTN'd over a 24 hr period, some STN'd over a week.
Its been pretty much miss and hit with SPS this time around and i cant explain it???:sad2:
Oh yeah I have a maxima and crocea clams that have been doing great throughout the past 7 months or so i really have no idea
Its been suggested that maybe i dont have enough Bio-Diversity and that could be my problem.
My fish list is this:
Blue hippo tang
yellow coris wrasse
Pair of Mccosker wrasses
Maroon clown
2 emerald crabs
1 serpant star
2 conchs
various Nassaurius, cerith, astrea, bumblebee, snails
150g display 75g sump
My fish list is this:
Blue hippo tang
yellow coris wrasse
Pair of Mccosker wrasses
Maroon clown
2 emerald crabs
1 serpant star
2 conchs
various Nassaurius, cerith, astrea, bumblebee, snails
150g display 75g sump
Hey buddy, I have been prayin now for a while. 2 of the 3 frags are doing fairly well still. The pink on is ok, receeded on the tips a bit, but still has decent polyp extension. the purple one still looks good though.
Im getting some encruting montis tonight and another Acro, so we'll see how it goes. Maybe a softie tank is next:lol:
Im getting some encruting montis tonight and another Acro, so we'll see how it goes. Maybe a softie tank is next:lol:
chadfarmer
Premium Member
at 10 you have a bigger margin of arror compaired to a lot of guys running a 7-8
there more than 1 way to skin a cat
there more than 1 way to skin a cat
CleveYank
20 Years and Over
I would pray to the SPS Gods to see what they say
Damn he posted THE secret.
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