many problems ammonia up ph low and ak low

wilson

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lol and many more what should i do and calcium up im getting troubles getting my reef tank stable so please help me out i just wanna have everything doing okay i got a blue tang a naso tang and two clowns but today i get 3 small clowns my ph is at 7.8 and my kh is at 6* and i think calcium at 500, ammonia my test kit doesn't detect it but i have purple algae, MY QUESTION WHAT SHOULD I DO if i do water changes it goes ok but after two days goes back to the same i add kh buffer every day very slowly but my glass goes white
 

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How long has the tank been running? Apparently you're still cycling. What's your mag test to? I had a similar problem with Alc at 6'ish and Cal over 500. I started my tank with IORC and now just use regular IO. Got cal down to 440 and dosing 10 ml focal a day it stays stable at 7.
 

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The tank has been runing from February last year and my magnesium is up to 1600
 
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