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I dunno know about that, low alk in my trigger tank has always caused problems, usually "dust ball gross algae rock breakdown detritus syndrome"...
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Hi Mark,
Check this out: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=23514 I am going to see him on Saturday if you want me to trade for you. Cheers, Phil
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03-11-2006, 01:20 AM
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03-13-2006, 09:12 PM
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The RC thread on the low alk Kent salt has been interesting, to say the least.
For anyone who hasn't been following it to its sixth page, here it is from the beginning... http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=1
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09-25-2006, 03:14 PM
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It has been a while since this has been brought up. I'll admit, I've been a lazy reefer lately. For the past few while, our CA and Alk/KH kits have been out of commission, and I"ve been lazy about replacing them. I still tested PH and SG regularly.
Our reefs have been doing poorly lately. Low SPS growth, nuisance algae, general malaise. Nothing drastic, just not thriving. I attributed some of this to an aging MH bulb, and some to the temperature fluctuations through the summer (it got HOT sometimes this summer). I ordered a replacement bulb last week, and some new kits at the same time. When I went through the whole test regimen, I got some surprising values for CA and Alk! CA over 500 and Alk below 5dKh. That was suprising, but consistent across both tanks, so I tested the water we had mixed this week for the weekend water change. Also low - even lower - dKh around 3. I had tested this bucket when we opened it, and it was fine. There must have been stratification in the bucket. I hope we caught everything in time. I'm slowly increasing the Alk in the tanks, and will pitch the remaining 1/3 bucket of Kent. A reminder to myself (and perhaps others) to maintain vigilance!
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09-25-2006, 04:26 PM
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I am still using Kent, I have not noticed anything recently. It does have a higher Calcium then is used to. But Alk is still on the money at 8dkh.
As for the bad salt, I actualy kept mine and use it when cooking rock or QT.. I simply adjust the Alk.
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09-25-2006, 04:30 PM
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Have been keeping an eye on our salt as well. Alk seems to be about 8 dKH here for the pails I've used so far. But I've got 4 more pails go. Thanks for the additional heads up
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