Recent content by Sunshine

That is one gorgeous Monti !!!!

Great pics ... love the Urchin !!!!

Exactly why I'm second guessing going from my 90 to the 220. This is a pain. And more work and money than I have. When I have to work on something all the time, it's no longer fun or enjoyable.

It calculates, but you have to know what product to use before it tells you how much of it to use. I don't know what the best product to buy is.

Yeah, plenty of calcium. Never have to worry about that.

My calcium stays at 500+ I don't know what to do with it. I wanted a tank that I can enjoy, not work on it constantly. Guess that's not possible in saltwater. The freshwater is much easier to fix, I can put in crushed coral to balance everything. I did this about 5 years ago, must be as...

Yep ... My Clown use to nip at me every time I put my hands in the tank. He finally quit. Must of figured out my hand is what puts food in his belly.

I'm using Oceanic now. I have tried Kent and SeaChem. The same thing happens no matter what salt I use. I even add buffer to the salt when I mix it. The water in the tote is PH 7.8 KH 10 drops .. 179.

Luckily you were home when it happened. Hope you get it figured out.

Nice !!!!

I don't test a lot, I probably should .. but the last time I tested, my PH was 7.2 in the freshwater and 7.6 in the saltwater.

All I know is that if the Alk is too low, it lowers the PH. At least that is the way it is in my tank. I've had my freshwater crash a lot. I don't know all the technical part of what ALK does. Someone more knowledgeable in that will have to chime in.

From what I've read, it's suppose to be around 8 drops or above. The last time I tested, it was 3 drops .. or 53.7 ppm. It's the same in my freshwater also. It's an ongoing battle :frustrat:

Thanks Sen. I don't know if it works or not. My ALK is always low, and someone suggested doing this.

Guess no one has heard of doing this ..