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    MxReEfEr92
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    Post by MxReEfEr92 Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:06 pm

    So I have been kind of neglecting my alkalinity thinking my A and B dosing was enough. Well boy was I wrong. I just tested my alk and its at 3.2dkh affraid I see no ill effects in my tank with my coral except the fact I lost my meteor shower but that was more or less from getting stung by my hollywood stunner chalice. I have some alk 8.3 on hand so I added a bunch to my top off water. Good Idea? well we will see. I guess I have also had problems keeping acropora tinnius. I also dosed a little bit of the alk 8.3 and will do every day until I get it where it is needed.
    dwolson2
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    Post by dwolson2 Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:55 pm

    I think you should pull out 20 gallons, and replace it with crustys water, then it will help you both.
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    Post by MxReEfEr92 Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:06 pm

    dude that would raise it too fast.
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    Post by MxReEfEr92 Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:58 pm

    Ok so I just tested again after dosing alk 8.3 and I am up to 4.5dkh
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    Post by clownfish14 Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:03 pm

    Dont raise it more than 1 dkh a day. I make that 1 dkh a week if it were me tho
    MxReEfEr92
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    Post by MxReEfEr92 Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:06 pm

    Yea im done for the day. Im just going to dose my A and B for 2 more days then try and rais it a little more.
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    Post by dwolson2 Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:47 pm

    If you traded Ray, I would introduce it slowly.
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    Post by Crusty Old Shellback Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:24 am

    Why trade with me? My Alk is dropping too, just not as fast. But my Calk is what keeps going up without me adding anything.

    I think I'm finally down to around 10 Dkh now, which i swhere I want to be. I'll have to check again when I get home.

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