surferjoe86
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi
I've been dosing my tank with Mag, Alk, Cal
I'm trying to get my parameters stable at:
1380 mag
12 D/KH
450 Cal
I keep a record of all my tests.
in 5 days my parameters went from
1380 to 1200
12.6 to 8.8
465 to 465
even while dosing the correct amounts to account for coral usage ( I recorded the drop over a week of not dosing and calculated from there, broke down to a daily dose etc)
in the last 5 day's I've had a hair algae issue - I'm dosing vodka/vinegar mix to reduce nitrate/ phos (have been for 2 years with good results) also added GFO 4 days ago.
I suspect that the low Mag isn't helping the situation.
What would cause such a drop in Mag and Alk?? my doser is working correctly. I haven't done a water change in 2 weeks.
any advise would be great
cheers joe
I've been dosing my tank with Mag, Alk, Cal
I'm trying to get my parameters stable at:
1380 mag
12 D/KH
450 Cal
I keep a record of all my tests.
in 5 days my parameters went from
1380 to 1200
12.6 to 8.8
465 to 465
even while dosing the correct amounts to account for coral usage ( I recorded the drop over a week of not dosing and calculated from there, broke down to a daily dose etc)
in the last 5 day's I've had a hair algae issue - I'm dosing vodka/vinegar mix to reduce nitrate/ phos (have been for 2 years with good results) also added GFO 4 days ago.
I suspect that the low Mag isn't helping the situation.
What would cause such a drop in Mag and Alk?? my doser is working correctly. I haven't done a water change in 2 weeks.
any advise would be great
cheers joe