Recent content by KenPA

Looking for information on this fish. Anything you can tell me will help me with a possible purchase. Especially size tank and if it will get along with a yellow tang. TIA.

So, to be clear and not argumentative I am to believe. 1. A Ph shift of 8.4 to 7.8 within a 2 hour acclimation period is not going to harm my fish? 2. While people have noted fish being kept in a lower than recommended Ph for short periods of time caused no ill effects, having them in...

I've been using electronic meters for over 15 years in the business I'm in. They are highly reliable if taken care of. A few pointer. After you use it rinse it with "TAP" water, not ro. Spend 5 dollars and buy a soaking solution to keep it in. If the probe becomes dry it does not work right. I...

First thing I use Reef Crystals. When my tank leaked I took what water I had left and put it into a spare tank I have. The Ph of this water was 8.4 measured by my elctronic meter before it broke. I work in a lab with water systems and this meter gets calibrated daily with nist traceable...

Need to vent, talk to someone. A few weeks ago my 55 leaked all over. I since had my fish, corals etc. in a spare tank. Set up the new tank, let it settle down for 2 weeks and started to move things back. During the leak, my Ph monitor was broke. I ran out and purchased the Redsea Ph / Alk test...

Would like to have one, but would he be happy in a 75 with a pygmy angel and 2 clowns? If not, any suggestions. Peace!

Thanks for all the avice. I finally have my Ph up to 8.22. My alk is 3.9meq and my ca++ is at 240. I used kalk to raise my ph and still trying to raise my ca++ higher. At least now I can add LR to my tank. If I'm doing something wrong let me know.

Ph is at 7.9. I have used Kent Marine Buffer, about 4 or 55 tbsp so far and the only thing rising is my alk. level. I need help.

Ph is at 7.9. I have used Kent Marine Buffer, about 4 or 55 tbsp so far and the only thing rising is my alk. level. I need help.

Ph is at 7.9. I have used Kent Marine Buffer, about 4 or 5tbsp so far and the only thing rising is my alk. level. I need help.

Can you use baking soda to raise the Ph level in your tank? What do you use?

I have a chance to get a free uv light. Is it worth running in a reef?

Thanks, for the link. Now to my problem. My alk level is only 1.8 meq, my calcium is 380, ph stable at 8.3. I know I need to get my alk up, my question would be on how and what to use to do this? Thank you.

Can anyone tell me a formula to convert alk. from ppm to meq or dkh? mine is 90ppm which I believe is low, and what is a good product to raise it?

Ok where to start. I have the mechanical filtration only to add extra surface water movement and for a place to store my carbon. I just added this, this week as is the carbon (Black Diamond). Will this help? Water movement: I just rearranged my tank last night and took out some rock so there...