KurtsReef
Aquarium Advice Regular
With adding water to the bags, it is a process of adding a little at a time...never used a drip nor is there really a formula I have used other than "eyeballing" it. I think its safe to say that each time I add water I wait about 10 minutes and then add more and generally the addition of water is 10-15 cycles before the bag is full.
Tested my water today, the alk was high (3.2 or more) and so was the calcium (Test showed 750ppm)...the PH was perfect at 8.2
I am pretty sure that alk and ca are linked, so the tests may be showing inaccurate figures. Off to read the links provided above to determine what to do to bring both down.
Edited to add:
Sounds like my problem is easy enough to fix...the kind of thing you like to find out.
Will continue reading however.
Tested my water today, the alk was high (3.2 or more) and so was the calcium (Test showed 750ppm)...the PH was perfect at 8.2
I am pretty sure that alk and ca are linked, so the tests may be showing inaccurate figures. Off to read the links provided above to determine what to do to bring both down.
Edited to add:
Sounds like my problem is easy enough to fix...the kind of thing you like to find out.
http://advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2002/chem.htm said:Zone 1 is the easiest problem to correct. Unfortunately, it is also very uncommon. In this case, both calcium and alkalinity are on the high side of normal. Moreover, if you leave the tank alone, the problem will likely correct itself, and you will end up in the red target zone (though you may also pass through it into zone 2 if you wait too long).
Will continue reading however.