tufacody
10/10/2009, 01:51 PM
I've struggled keeping PH above 8.1, and dropped to 7.8 last night, so decided to do some testing. System is about 400 gallons, I use a clacium reactor and I top off with kalk, although I have not been very careful with measuring the kalk powder. I just mix it in a brute until I get a milky color.
I keep the tank at 35 ppp, and these are my readings:
mag: 1275 ppm
KH: 8dkh
calcium: 550! (API, tested twice)
ph at testing 8.05
My system is mostly LPS and softy and a clam. It appears that the tank is not using all the calcium I am putting in. Although the health of everything is great, I'm wondering what others think about the high calcium, and whether it is contributing to a lower PH? Should I just take the calcium reactor offline, or use much less kalk powder?
I keep the tank at 35 ppp, and these are my readings:
mag: 1275 ppm
KH: 8dkh
calcium: 550! (API, tested twice)
ph at testing 8.05
My system is mostly LPS and softy and a clam. It appears that the tank is not using all the calcium I am putting in. Although the health of everything is great, I'm wondering what others think about the high calcium, and whether it is contributing to a lower PH? Should I just take the calcium reactor offline, or use much less kalk powder?