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Pro_builder · 11-13-2006, 07:34 PM

Here is an update on the tank stats:
1:00 pm Lights just truned on:
pH 8.22
Alk 16
Ca++ 420
temp 80.2

6:20 PM lights on for 5 1/2 hours:
pH 8.24
Alk 16
Ca++ 415
Temp 80.75

Thanks on the reply on Vinegar idea, I thought it was a long shot but it was something that I did out of the ordinary from other tanks. So, thought it was worth mentioning, so you had all info involved.

Switching the lighting scheme on the Refuge to PM only has helped stablize the pH.

Is there a way or additive that can be used to drop the Alk?

11-13-2006, 07:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Alk/DKH to high, and why? Here is an update on the tank stats: 1:00 pm Lights just truned on: pH 8.22 Alk 16 Ca++ 420 temp 80.2 6:20 PM lights on for 5 1/2 hours: pH 8.24 Alk 16 Ca++ 415 Temp 80.75 Thanks on the reply on Vinegar idea, I thought it was a long shot but it was something that I did out of the ordinary from other tanks. So, thought it was worth mentioning, so you had all info involved. Switching the lighting scheme on the Refuge to PM only has helped stablize the pH. Is there a way or additive that can be used to drop the Alk? __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!