Help with alkalinity and magnesium!

[rsinanan415]

Readings are very high alk dkh over 14 and mag over 1400,
28jbj nano, did 2 water changes within the last 3 days and turned skimmer off for almost a week. I treat with kent part a&b every other day and aquavitro fuel every 3 days. Noticed a significant increase in algae possibly because skimmer is off.
What else can I do to bring levels down?

 

[d5332]

turn skimmer back on and make small daily water changes every day for a week or two.

 

[d5332]

and I guess I should add, dont dose for a short while.

 

[rsinanan415]

Okay so no more dosing, and I buy the nutri sea water by the gallons, could that be a problem?

 

[henrystyle]

Why are you dosing?
Whats in the tank?
If your corals aren't using the alk, calcium, etc your adding, your levels will rise every time you dose. You have to figure out what your tank uses daily then dose accordingly to keep your parameters steady. Don't follow product instructions on those additives..
Every tank is different.

 

[fireshark02]

The aquavitro fuel tends to create alot of algae outbreaks when used even at the recommended dosage. Thats what i noticed

 

[rsinanan415]

YEAH SO IM GOING TO TOSS THE AQUAVITRO AND NOT DOSE AT ALL FOR THE NEXT WEEK. I GOT A NEWBORN BABY. 1 MONTH TODAY SO IM REALLY TRYING TO SHOW MY WIFE I CAN KEEP THE REEF UP LMAO. WATER CHANGES IM GOING TO DO ABOUT 2 gallons A DAY FOR THE NEXT WEEK AND HOPEFULLY READINGS COME BACK TO NORMAL. SHOULD I WAIT UNTILL AFTER THEN TO DO MY TESTING? :/

 

[rsinanan415]

There are some zoos and acans, rbta, leather, green mushrooms, polyps, frogspawn, duncans. Maroon clown, sand sifting star, small flasher wrasse, couple cromis, 1 cleaner and 1 peppermint shrimp, also a dime sized hippo tang.

 

[fireshark02]

With your bio load theres no need to dose anything at all. Soft corals and lps dont really consume alk and cal. No need to do a water change everyday. Maybe a bi weekly of 5 gallons then check again. You can also test your fresh salter patams to make sure you didnt get a bad batch. Congrats on the new born

 

[henrystyle]

With your bio load theres no need to dose anything at all. Soft corals and lps dont really consume alk and cal. No need to do a water change everyday. Maybe a bi weekly of 5 gallons then check again. Congrats on the new born

+1. Problem solved.
Congrats on your new child!
Make sure you sit your baby in front of the tank. I read somewhere awhile back that by doing that, it enhances the infants mind. Baby might just grow up loving the hobby.

 

[BaaMNYC]

+1. Problem solved.
Congrats on your new child!
Make sure you sit your baby in front of the tank. I read somewhere awhile back that by doing that, it enhances the infants mind. Baby might just grow up loving the hobby.

My kid 6 months. Loves staring at the tank. Calms him and I'm glad theres documentation that it enhances his mind

 

[rsinanan415]

I forgot my favorite the green hammer

 

[rsinanan415]

Baa!! damn 6 months already! Where's the time goin?

 

[rsinanan415]

She has to choice but to grow up loving it! It's one of my overall goals lol.
Thanks for the congrats! They are right when they say kids change everything!

 

[Donewiththisplace]

Hows the parameters now?

 

[Geraud]

You also probably want to measure the dKH, Ca and Mg of the fresh seawater just in case (bad batches do happen)

 

[rsinanan415]

Hey guys

So I'm still fighting with my tank, it was a bad batch I was doing water changes and realized my hammer and frogspawn weren't re opening and when I tested the water everything was off the charts. My fish are okay but I'm loosing my corals one by one. As of yesterday things started to get crazy with the extra evaporation from my fan I added to keep the tank cool. So I'm at the point where I have to make the decision to either break down and start over or continue with the fight

 

[BaaMNYC]

Continue the fight man. Get an Ato for the evap. The levels aren't hard to get right if you constantly test and do it slowly

 

[Geraud]

Yep, ATO is the way to go. It will pay itself in no time. I use the Tunze Osmolator and this thing is just great.

 

[rsinanan415]

Which one is a good one for the 28jbj?? I don't have a sump