pH Help
As most of you know, I'm fighting (losing) an ongoing battle with bryopsis. With that in mind, I've elevated the Mg and I'm trying to get/keep the pH between 8.5 & 8.6. That's the problem:
Ca: 370
Mg: 1620 (1600 is the target for bryopsis remediation)
Alk: 18.6 (ouch!) - that's 6.6 meq/l
pH: 8.1 (am) - 8.3 (pm)
I have a Ca reactor and a Kalk reactor. Kalk reactor has been iffy - so I've been dosing Kalk with a couple of gallons of RO/DI water a day.
With that insanely high level of Alk, I'm thinking of turning off the Ca reactor? Any other thoughts as to how I can get the pH up and maintain it?
Yeah, I know. I'm supposed to know all of this.
TIA,
Last edited by Bill S; Thu, 25th Sep 2008 at 11:54 PM.
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