Alkalinity & kH

drew2005

Active Member
Do these levels ever stabilize? Everytime i do a test its something different. I dunno if thats a good sign or bad sign. Here are my parameters...
ammonia - 0
nitrite - 0
nitrate - 0
ph - 8.4
sg - 1.025
temp 80-81
Ca - 360
kh - 9.3dkh
phos - 0.1
alk - 3.31
mg - 1320
I have 70lbs of LR and 2 perc clowns that were added 11 days ago and they love their new home. :) Is their anything else you guys reccomend i should do? Raise or lower anything? I have minimal coralline growth but my algae is pretty much under control.
 
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gsxr1100

Guest
I am no wizard here like some on this forum J. But Ca looks low & everything else looks fine.
The coralline will go nuts if you keep Ca, Alk etc correct. Then you can't stop it! :)
 

reefnut

Active Member
Your alkalinity, calcium & magnesium will constantly change as it is used up by the tank's inhabitance. Both calcium and alkalinity are elements that needs to be replaced constantly... by additives or water changes. With the dkh at 9.3 your calcium should be around 430ppm.
BTW, you're phosphates are high... do you use tap water??
 
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