Alkalinity to high

irondog

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45g tank 60pounds of lr with cc,3 percula clowns 2 dansels royal gramma scooter an a small singapore angel 1 branch with green zoo's a bta an a lobophyllia,i justed started using ro water last week in my last water change an also use it toping off,tank has been running for 4yrs 1x150hqi 2x36flouresents built in fan with moon lights with dimmer
i do allmost 25%(10 gls) water changes every 10 days
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 2.5 closer to 0
phosphates around 0.5
kh 12.2dkh
alkalinity 12.2meg/l
calcuim 440
ph 8.2
temp 80-82
sg 1.022
2 powerheads 300gph each plus my return from sump
wetdry filter with bio balls
15 watt uv
turboflotor 1000 multi skimmer i hooked up 2 weeks ago
can the cc be bringing up my alkalinity,want to get rid of that cc soooooooo bad,its the big cc sea shells,there are spots i can vacumm because of my rock work,what should i do to bring down the alkalinity,i also use purple up,feed one frozen cube a day an alittle dry seaweed
 
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