Giving up on SPS!

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

did these people keeping their tank at 14 kh had a lot of SPS and kept them healthy?

Absolutely. It was the norm, 12 - 14dKh, at 9 or 10 we would panick . Full SPS tanks that ran for years with no unexplained losses.
My tank now is around 10 or 11, I'm not losing any corals..

[Aquattro]

As an example, check my pic in this thread

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=37397

That tank ran 12 - 14 for years, no issues and the corals did ok growing.

[daniella3d]

Then if corals grow better and healthier at kh 12, why don't you all maintain your KH at 12 then? 14 is even better

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

Then if corals grow better and healthier at kh 12, why don't you all maintain your KH at 12 then? 14 is even better

Mine now sits around 10 or 11 on it's own, and I am no longer inclined to fight with it. My corals grow fine now with me doing nothing, so why mess with it?

I'm not sure why you're so opposed to it. If your alk is 7 and it works for you, great. If your alk is 1 and it works for you, still great.

[lastlight]

10 - 11 dKh only works on tanks 6 feet or longer I thought?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by lastlight

10 - 11 dKh only works on tanks 6 feet or longer I thought?

Well, ya, mine is 6 foot.

[kien]

Originally Posted by lastlight

10 - 11 dKh only works on tanks 6 feet or longer I thought?

Wait, I thought this was only true if you were running Radions?

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by kien

Wait, I thought this was only true if you were running Radions?

This makes me afraid to check the dkh of the oceans

[reefwars]

i call carbon!!

[daniella3d]

I am not opposed to keeping high alkalinity. If my tank was naturally on the high side I would not care if I did not have any RTN.

I have to dose to keep mine even at 7.5, so I try to keep it at 8. It's not has hard to keep the alkalinity stable at 8 than it is at 10 or 12.

I was always told by the pros around here to keep it lower and no need to keep it high as it is not natural and can cause more problem than good.

I also know a few people having problem with RTN when their alkalinity peak too high. Strange coincidence maybe.

More and more people keep their SPS tank at low nutrient level and high alkalinity and run into trouble. Zeovit recommand natural sea water level...their must be a good reason.

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Mine now sits around 10 or 11 on it's own, and I am no longer inclined to fight with it. My corals grow fine now with me doing nothing, so why mess with it?

I'm not sure why you're so opposed to it. If your alk is 7 and it works for you, great. If your alk is 1 and it works for you, still great.