 alk levels ?
just curious if i may have a problem.my calcium is at a steady 450,my ph is at a steady 8.5,my alkalinity however will not stay up.i'm using a red sea alk test kit and it only has 3 colors to choose from low0-1.6,normal 1.7-2.8,and high 2.9-3.6.ok so it reads at the low half of low and i checked it at the lfs and it was low when they tested it.i'm using seachem reef builder to raise carbonate alkalinity.it says half tsp per 40 gallons twice a week.i'm using an over full tsp 3-4 times a week to get it at a normal level.am i missing something?or will i just always need to add it?i've never had to deal with this before but some corals mainly lps were shrinking a bit.i have a softy,lps,and sps 55 gallon with a 29 gallon half full sump,plenum,skimmer,chaetto,and run carbon.
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55 gallon reef with 4x54 watt t5,29 gallon sump,red monti cap,1blue echinophyllia,trumpet,red lobo,2 toadstools 1purple and 1neon,gsp,xenia and yellow xenia,red ,many mushrooms,2 giant frilly shrooms,cabbage coral,yellow polyps,many zoos,1 orange and one neon green nepthia,duncans,cladiella |