I will take my water to my LFS to recheck it this afternoon. Will water levels even out as quickly as mine have?roka64 said:I agree, can you get your LFS to test your water to comfirm your readings?
I will take my water to my LFS to recheck it this afternoon. Will water levels even out as quickly as mine have?roka64 said:I agree, can you get your LFS to test your water to comfirm your readings?
Dosing kalk can drive up Ca/Alk to the point of precipitation. Unless you have stoney corals, and more than just a couple small ones, there is no need to use kalk. W/ those Ca and Alk numbers you posted coralline will have no problem growing if provided good lighting and good water (NH3, nitrite free, low NO3). Never dose anything you don't or can't test for regularly.calcium is at 460 and my KH is at 17. I am adding Kalkwasser because i was told this would speed up my coraline growth.
SW should be ionically balanced. For certain Ca there is a corresponding Alk number that is "balanced". Basically the higher you run Ca, the higher you should run Alk(while staying with in the limits) or vice versa. Having mag at 3x Ca provides balance, but anywhere between 1250-1350 is fine. There is a popular online calculator that also provides balanced numbers (in addition to how much of each supplement to add).Kurt_Nelson said:I've read two different things on Magnesium - one is that it should be at least 1300ppm, and the other is that it should be 3x your calcium reading.