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Sk8r · 05/14/2012, 02:53 PM

NOte you're using a kalk reactor rather than a kalk reservoir---how often do you have your stirrer running? I stir my reservoir about once a month. If it's stirring it more than once a day, or if the thing fires kalk into the tank after it's just stirred, that could cause a spike, since kalk itself has a ph of about 12.

05/14/2012, 02:53 PM	#19
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	NOte you're using a kalk reactor rather than a kalk reservoir---how often do you have your stirrer running? I stir my reservoir about once a month. If it's stirring it more than once a day, or if the thing fires kalk into the tank after it's just stirred, that could cause a spike, since kalk itself has a ph of about 12. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.