malkore
Aquarium Advice Addict
For those of you aiming at a reef tank..where do you keep your Calcium and Alk levels?
I can't seem to get my Ca above 300ppm. Last night I dosed some Kents dKh super buffer, and a teaspoon of Kent calcium. Prior to this my Ca was 300ppm.
Tonight, roughly 22 hours later, I test Calcium...300ppm.
And to boot, I started a kalk drip yesterday too, and went through 15 oz of it already. (1/2 gallon R/O to 1/2teaspoon of pickling lime, Mrs. Wages brand - was told this brand was 'ok')
My alk levels have been coming up. Sunday I was at 2.5meq/l dosed 1.5 teaspoons superbuffer. Monday I was at 3.0meq/l So I dosed 2 teaspoons (probably dumb...too much at once?) and today its 3.5meq/l
I guess I'll mix up some water for my next water change, and test it to see what exactly I'm putting in. (Instant Ocean salt, though I'm almost out and switching to Oceanic)
Do I need to get a magnesium test kit, or should I even bother at this stage?
I can't seem to get my Ca above 300ppm. Last night I dosed some Kents dKh super buffer, and a teaspoon of Kent calcium. Prior to this my Ca was 300ppm.
Tonight, roughly 22 hours later, I test Calcium...300ppm.
And to boot, I started a kalk drip yesterday too, and went through 15 oz of it already. (1/2 gallon R/O to 1/2teaspoon of pickling lime, Mrs. Wages brand - was told this brand was 'ok')
My alk levels have been coming up. Sunday I was at 2.5meq/l dosed 1.5 teaspoons superbuffer. Monday I was at 3.0meq/l So I dosed 2 teaspoons (probably dumb...too much at once?) and today its 3.5meq/l
I guess I'll mix up some water for my next water change, and test it to see what exactly I'm putting in. (Instant Ocean salt, though I'm almost out and switching to Oceanic)
Do I need to get a magnesium test kit, or should I even bother at this stage?