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same b4 and same after except I was trying to be cute and increase my alk from 2.8 to 3.6 ppl I messed up and a coral paid for my foolish mistakes..its an 80 gal RT whatst he correct way to increase alk and have the ph remain the same.. thanks

well the instructions said put in and didn't mention to mix i guess it did burn the corals 1 of them might not make it the anemone is struggling as well.. in my 80 gal. RT

When fish are breathing heavily besides for them being stressed what can this mean and how can you sorta calm them down ?

Is it normal for the fish at times to just hover under a rock or in a cave sideways at times ?

the product is instant ocean sea buffer for ph and alk..the directions were add 1 teaspoon or 5 ml per 10g daily to increase ph and alk levels to desired amount...the form of this product is a crystal form not a liquid...I added the buffer to increase the alk in my dt from 2.8 to 3.6 p/pl I...

I'm currently at the end of a 3 week period to increase my magnesium levels from 1080 to 1280, as magnesium goes up will that have any effects on the alk, and calcium levels ? my sal is 1.026 temp is 77-79F calcium is 450 and alk is 3.6 (around 10 dkh)Ph is 8.2 thanks always

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why were corals damaged ? I added 6 teaspoons of alk buffer instant ocean as per dire tions to my DT and it instantly damaged 10 corals most pulled through i'm waiting on the last 2 to make a full recovery the plate coral on the SB well lets just say its prob not gonna make it half of it is...

Plate coral button polyp and star polyps prob won't make it I put in some ph buffer and it must have burned them the star polys are not coming out and the bottom polyps are closed as well, the plate coral half of it is already turning whitish with toxins coming out from it...I guess u cant just...

Plan on doing that tonight I'm getting Mysis, Cyclops, more Brine and more prime reef. thanks.

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The actinic lights are usually pc's or flurecent or are those two the same ? thanks

I recently moved my royal gramma from my 80 to my 10 I figured I did not have to acclimate him since the water was half the same as my DT..what a terrible mistake I made the temp was exactly the same 78F the Salinity was 1.026 and the ph 8.2 I figured I was ok the params of the 10 were good as...

Sorry if this seems silly but I just wana be clear I get this... MH= metal halide what kind of lighting are true blue actinics ? pc's,flurecents ? basically what are pc's,flurecents,vho's, and t5's sorry and thank you for clarifying things for me.

as for the params; ph-8.2 alk-3.6 calcium-450 mag-1280 sal. 1.026 temp-78F I was trying to increase the ALK from 3.6 to 4..

Can this additive burn or hurt corals? I just wan't to know if it can be added directly to your DT as per directions or is it better to mix this with DT water then pour in DT or sump. Does instant ocean buffer the one thats little saltlike crystals, need to be mixed before adding. ?

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye, then it's just fun and games you cant see... :laugh:

I just did a Nitrate test and it was absolute 0 I'm so excited as I haven't got it to 0 in 8 months The Blue Throat is still not eating I put in some brine shrimp all the tankmates eat and are happy and the food passes right by the trigger and it just hangs there like it can't see the food it's...

Can this be added directly to your DT without mixing it in water ? The instructions say add 1 teaspoon per 10 gal. daily to increase PH and ALk to desired levels. Thanks for the help.