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nikkipigtails · 05-10-2008, 12:50 PM

Just an update...
I finished adding the anhydrous calcium chloride and pointed a powerhead up so the surface of the water is agitated. We just got a new light so we went from 96 W of PC to 250 W MH. The light acclimation is going nicely and we're supplimenting with the PC for the atenic. With the MH the water looks very yellow so we're also running a HOB skimmer and in a day I can already see a difference. I'm also continuing to dose Kent's CB parts A&B to make sure that the parameters stay where they are.

New water parameters:
Nitrates, nitrites, ammonia & phosphates: 0
Alk: 3.5 mEq/L
Calcium: 425 ppm
pH: 8.2
Mag: still haven't had the chance to get a new test kit

05-10-2008, 12:50 PM	#30 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,808 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: I've been bad :( (fixing low pH/calc & high alk) Just an update... I finished adding the anhydrous calcium chloride and pointed a powerhead up so the surface of the water is agitated. We just got a new light so we went from 96 W of PC to 250 W MH. The light acclimation is going nicely and we're supplimenting with the PC for the atenic. With the MH the water looks very yellow so we're also running a HOB skimmer and in a day I can already see a difference. I'm also continuing to dose Kent's CB parts A&B to make sure that the parameters stay where they are. New water parameters: Nitrates, nitrites, ammonia & phosphates: 0 Alk: 3.5 mEq/L Calcium: 425 ppm pH: 8.2 Mag: still haven't had the chance to get a new test kit __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace