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acrylic51 http:///forum/thread/380517/flower-s-sump-fuge-build/1760#post_3341257
Flower have you ever checked your Mag level? Have you had an issue with your Alk and Ca up and down all the time? PH might appear seem low, but question is how are the corals looking? That number of 8.3 is the ideal number. That number can be influenced by many things were unaware of . What time of day are you checking your PH? Are you checking before the lights come on? After the lights are on? And how long have they been on?
I know where still waiting on the fuge to be brought online, but another thing to think and consider with the fuge is to run macros, but run the lights on the reverse cycle as the tank lights. This could possibly help with the PH, and possibly raise the level and avoid major swings.
Lets see...lights are on in the middle of the day when I test. Calcium seems always to be low. Alk is usually really good because I use a little reef booster in my top off water. Which I was told would help my PH.
I had red gracisomething macros in the little intank refugium and it was a bust..it melted to snot and polluted everything. So I had Chaeto left...which just got into the power heads because it went through the holes in my basket. Then I read that macros fight and that was why my red stuff melted.
At any rate I don't much care for macro algae to date. Magnisium level and PH level is exactly what my new mixed saltwater is..remember I have been doing lots of water changes. Now I have the sump up and running for 1 week. I don't have the refugium on line and the skimmer is not yet broke in.
My GSP, Kenya trees, mushrooms, bubble coral and green centered polyps are all very healthy and happy. My sea fan, zoa and colt are are slowly dying. So it's half and half on how the coarl looks, all my fish and shrimp are happy campers.
take that UPS. whats your next build shawn?
