Having some trouble with my kh. It's testing at about 14dkh. About a month ago my ph was super low for my 16g reef tank so the gal at my LFS gave me "eight.four" to dose the tank. I did and the ph came up. Then I noticed my calcium was really low so I picked up some calcium supplement and dosed for a while but I got tired of doing that so I switched my salt to "instant ocean reef crystals" instead of the plain "instant ocean" which had kept my ph and calcium in check.
I'm using RODI water for my water changes and my ato
Ph is 8.6
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Calcium 440
Phosphate 0
80 degrees
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I'm not dosing my tank with anything and haven't in quite a while. I do weekly, 5g water changes. I've tested my rodi water with my kh test and it comes to zero. I've tested some water from the frag rack table from a coral frag I just bought from my LFS and theirs came to 9dkh with my test kit. I'm using a API test kit and while I know they aren't the most accurate, the levels are what they should be with my rodi water and LFS water. I made a small half gallon batch of saltwater and tested it and it was at 9dkh.
So what could be causing the dkh to be so high in my tank? I feel like it's keeping my Xenia from fully opening and keeping my coral from growing.
I am am not adding ANYTHING to my tank other than the rodi saltwater. I don't have a whole lot of coral...maybe 9-10 different ones. Please help!
TIA
I'm using RODI water for my water changes and my ato
Ph is 8.6
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Calcium 440
Phosphate 0
80 degrees
stock innovative marine filters
nano protein skimmer
I'm not dosing my tank with anything and haven't in quite a while. I do weekly, 5g water changes. I've tested my rodi water with my kh test and it comes to zero. I've tested some water from the frag rack table from a coral frag I just bought from my LFS and theirs came to 9dkh with my test kit. I'm using a API test kit and while I know they aren't the most accurate, the levels are what they should be with my rodi water and LFS water. I made a small half gallon batch of saltwater and tested it and it was at 9dkh.
So what could be causing the dkh to be so high in my tank? I feel like it's keeping my Xenia from fully opening and keeping my coral from growing.
I am am not adding ANYTHING to my tank other than the rodi saltwater. I don't have a whole lot of coral...maybe 9-10 different ones. Please help!
TIA