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Stop Quoting Me!
I've had my MH's off for a couple of hrs today (PC's are still on). I jsut cleaned my algae scrubber and decided to test my parameters...Specifically trates, Alk, PH. Before we start freaking out.
1. I'm doing a water change tomorrow.
2. I normally check my water with the MH's on.
Nitrates. O
PH 8.3
Alk Low probably around 1.
I use the Red-Sea liquid test and have been happy with them, so I don't think it's the test.
One other thing, I just thought of, when I did a water change last time, I didn't like the looks of my water barrel so I wiped it out with vinegar. I thoroughly rinsed it, but maybe had some residew?
I'm usually right where I need to be. The only thing that happened today, is that I turned on my water top off, I got tied up on the phone with a customer and ended up putting in about 20g of RO/DI (what a dumbass) water. Which obviously lowered my salinity from 1.25 to 1.22.
Could this be the cause of the low alk test? My numbers are always consistent.
I'm not freaking out, (and neither are my fish or corals) I'm going to do a water change tomorrow, and start to slowly raise the salinity back to where it needs to be..
Stop laughing, you know you've done it too!:D I'm such a terd.
1. I'm doing a water change tomorrow.
2. I normally check my water with the MH's on.
Nitrates. O
PH 8.3
Alk Low probably around 1.
I use the Red-Sea liquid test and have been happy with them, so I don't think it's the test.
One other thing, I just thought of, when I did a water change last time, I didn't like the looks of my water barrel so I wiped it out with vinegar. I thoroughly rinsed it, but maybe had some residew?
I'm usually right where I need to be. The only thing that happened today, is that I turned on my water top off, I got tied up on the phone with a customer and ended up putting in about 20g of RO/DI (what a dumbass) water. Which obviously lowered my salinity from 1.25 to 1.22.
Could this be the cause of the low alk test? My numbers are always consistent.
I'm not freaking out, (and neither are my fish or corals) I'm going to do a water change tomorrow, and start to slowly raise the salinity back to where it needs to be..
Stop laughing, you know you've done it too!:D I'm such a terd.
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