NCC-1701
03/19/2008, 08:07 AM
I just returned from an extended trip and found the following:
CA = 500 +
Alk = 5.2
Mg = 1440 +
It would appear that my tank babysitter was not adding enough of the two part to keep up. Anyway I have been adding straight baking soda according to the reef chemistry calculator for the last couple of days to increase the alk and now have the following:
CA = 500
Alk = 8.0
Mg = 1350
pH = 8.2
How much alk additive should I continue to add each day to maintain the alk around 8.0 while I wait for the CA to come down out of orbit?
Also I have never had to add any MG supplementation and my Mg readings are always in the 1350 to 1440 range with the Salifert test kits. Would you expect this or should I suspect the test kit?
CA = 500 +
Alk = 5.2
Mg = 1440 +
It would appear that my tank babysitter was not adding enough of the two part to keep up. Anyway I have been adding straight baking soda according to the reef chemistry calculator for the last couple of days to increase the alk and now have the following:
CA = 500
Alk = 8.0
Mg = 1350
pH = 8.2
How much alk additive should I continue to add each day to maintain the alk around 8.0 while I wait for the CA to come down out of orbit?
Also I have never had to add any MG supplementation and my Mg readings are always in the 1350 to 1440 range with the Salifert test kits. Would you expect this or should I suspect the test kit?