alk/kh to high

ello just a quick question my kh is at 10.2 (kh value in dkh) so that makes my alk at 3.66 is this ok.

 

If you have a reef set up, yes. A reef system should be between 8-12
If you have a FO or a FOWLR, I want to say that it really doesnt matter.


Luna

 

thank you yea have a reef tank. is higher better or should i try and get down to 7dkh like natural seawater.

 

I personally keep my DKH @ 12-15.


Luna

 

Reef Aquarium Water Parameters by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

this may help you Alex as you can see your Dkh falls well within tolerance for a reef tank

it also helps with other levels that we need to measure and maintain in typical reef set ups

I am also running at 12 , with Calc at 468 and Mag at 1470

Steve

 

thanks again everyone

 

I keep mine at 11-12. I did mess up on my dosing for a bit and it got up real high and it bleached some of my corals that I had recently fragged. My levels had been fluctuating around that time. It was down to 5 and I was dosing borax and such to get it up. Then when I hit 10 I started back on kalk and I messed it up (double dosing). I tested my alk when I noticed a problem (about 2 weeks after starting back at kalk) and it was at 14.

It is best to keep it at a constant rate..and like said around 10-12. But again IMO if you keep it constant then the corals do well. I knew somebody who kept his SPS tank at 6 and his corals did well???? While someone else I talked to let theirs drop to 6 and he started loosing his SPS. So I think stable constant levels are the key

 

Hi, just to help you understand, the 7dkh you mentioned as in the ocean is a "true" reading for the ocean. The ocean is a, to say the least, a vast system capable of regulating itself and staying stable. It also contains the most diverse biology of sea life and so the 7dkh is what it should be.
In the small closed system we manage (our aquarium) we are putting things together that may or may not be in the small confines of our aquarium. We are usually keeping Mag and Calc in a range, but, our tanks have much more of a fluctuation than the sea would (barring storms). So, it is prudent to keep all our parameters to higher range of the range to avoid them falling out of range to the lower or below the lower limit, which is more of a detriment to the life we are keeping.

 

geez my dkh was at 24-26 for the last 3 months.. just got doing like 4-5 gallons of kalkwasser mix and water added to the tank for last 2 days.. I got it around 15 now.. once I get my mag kit I'll probly have to start dosing mag up..

 

My tank isn't fully established yet but the dKH is at 18. Is this an emergency or will it work itself out without water changes ect.


oh also so far cycling damsel only with some live rock, although I would like to add some snails/shrimp soon.