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Sounds normal, new rock sold as cured, moving every thing, a short cycle can be expected. Skim Heavy and do water changes. Check water paramiters AND increase flow ASAP. Cutting the time the lights are on may help also. If any live stock seems stretsed, check ammonia. All else fails= Dilutioin...
Been slowly using the additives and the tests have evened out a bit, alk still shows high for me too.
cal=435ppm
alk=12.2dkh
second tank
cal=425ppm
alk=11.5dkh
I did the math and did a final dose to bring cal to 450ppm and balance out the alk.
I will test check again in the AM and will be...
I was thinking- Its just carbonated water, Ill just dump in the first can and see what happens!! Just to be on the safe side, I'm gonna get some ice cubes and vodka and dispose of the rest.
Thanks, the selzer water worked great to drop the PH, simple and cheap, BUT, next time tell the nob (like me) to read the directions!! PH droped like a brick <7.4 Buffering now and have it back to 8.3 range. Small panic session. LOL ::)
Thanx
GregH
My fault, I corrected my alk and Cal and the PH raised a bit. Just need a temporary adjustment back to 8.3. Used ESV B-Ionic Component NO.1 Alkalinity
ESV B-Ionic Component NO.2 Calcium
Hawkeye, thanks for that offer. Right now I'm under the weather and stuck staying home.
I plan on doing retests later, ill post results if they seem off again. Everthing in the two tanks seem happy and open so its not a emergency.
My solution was to break out my 2 window AC units an hour ago and have them going full blast. 93 degrees here at the shore!
As for a homemade chiller, simple, had them made for bait keeping!
Find someone who works on AC units cheep!(like for beer or frags)
Locate a small refrigerator, like the...
Using the full resolution test.
12 gal and a 29 gal tanks, bought the B-ionic 2 part to raise the cal and it should have balanced the Alk at the same time. have been dosing per instructions.
Also I have been doing heavy water changes to lower my nitrates and phosphates that were a bit high.
and...
Im using salifert KH/ALK Profi test. The test reads
0.14 on the test syringe That should be= KH value in dKH 13.8 and in meq/L 4.91
SG is 1.025
PH 8.3
Calcium 370ppm
The only additives are
ESV B-Ionic Component NO.1 Alkalinity
ESV B-Ionic Component NO.2 Calcium In equal parts.
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