alk problems

[Super Mickey]

Ok guys so i got 110 glls tank alot of zoas chalice favias and 2 clowns 2blue tangs 1bluestar russel tube anemoni 2sexy shrimp 3 other fish that i dont really remember their name ..
I know i suck for not remember their names...but anyways my alk is a 14 how do i bring down please help me guys!!

 

[toromp]

Water change , done

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[turbonut]

Do you do any dosing or a calcium reactor

 

[OCReefMadness]

Which salt mix do you use? because Red Sea Pro and D & D is high alk unless you use instant Ocean is low alk for water change.

 

[Super Mickey]

Water change , done

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Well does wut i do and my alk stay at that level

 

[Super Mickey]

Do you do any dosing or a calcium reactor

Not really just calcium and lodide and reactors I keep normal live rock sump a skimmer and sock

 

[Super Mickey]

Which salt mix do you use? because Red Sea Pro and D & D is high alk unless you use instant Ocean is low alk for water change.

Well get my water from Carson tropical fish store and I change to reefrat few week ago and my alk is the same

 

[turbonut]

What test kits are you using?

 

[Super Mickey]

What test kits are you using?

API is call

 

[OCReefMadness]

Do you know which salt do they use? did you test their water before you did water change?

Well get my water from Carson tropical fish store and I change to reefrat few week ago and my alk is the same

 

[subzero101]

I use the same water form Carson Tropical Alk is around 8-9. How much water are you changing ? You might need to do a bigger water change.

 

[Super Mickey]

Do you know which salt do they use? did you test their water before you did water change?

Well they use something better then redsea but i forgot the name is something something but everyone talk about it and they sd is really good

 

[OCReefMadness]

Because some brands are already high alk. Get a box of instant ocean, you mix and do water change it will bring down your alk.

 

[Super Mickey]

I use the same water form Carson Tropical Alk is around 8-9. How much water are you changing ? You might need to do a bigger water change.

Well mine is not going down at all. why? I don't know I try to do a big water change but my corals felt it and they were close for over a week

 

[Super Mickey]

Because some brands are already high alk. Get a box of instant ocean, you mix and do water change it will bring down your alk.

It this true the vinegar brings the down alk?

 

[Reef Bullet]

Whatever you do, you don't want to do it too fast. I think an alk swing would be worse than high alk.

Honestly, I wouldn't do anything yet. Tomorrow see if you can have a friend test your water with something other than api. I used to use api & my alk was always great but nothing was growing in my rank. I got a salifert kit & compared results... My alk was actually only 5.4. I have no faith in api tests. Maybe you're not as high as you're thinking it is. Don't go doing anything drastic yet. You might end up causing more/worse problems.

I think the salt you are thinking of may be Tropic Marin...

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[MikeGilliland]

I agree with Lindsey api has always been shotty for me. Have you been using pH buffer regularly ?

 

[wiz careefa]

yup carson tropical uses tropic marin

 

[Confuse]

I would buy a Salifert Alk test kit and retest. And really big water changes tend to drive my alk up since I use Reef Crystals and is very high in Alk.

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Kinda hard to understand your posts. I dont see how your alk could be 14, unless u were adding something that caused alk to go up. I've used API test kit, and it was exactly the same as my Salifert. I'm thinking that maybe u tested incorrectly. Take ur water to a fish store and ask them to test it.


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