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03-17-2006, 06:56 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
Posts: 18,181
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Where do you guys run your ALK
Where do you BB'ers run your alk at? (in DKH) I have been keeping mine around 7 Dkh, but I have heard that raising it gives you better growth, although it may have negitive long term effects,.. and I wanted to see what you do.
Thanks,
Whiskey
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03-17-2006, 07:11 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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I aim for 9 isnt ocean water at 8?
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03-17-2006, 07:17 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Ohio
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I read 8 was goal with BB tanks.
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03-17-2006, 07:28 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Woodbury, MN
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8-9 here but was at 12-13 at one point with no ill effects. The key is stability.
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03-17-2006, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Between 8 and 9.
The natural seawater I use comes it at around 8.
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03-17-2006, 09:55 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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after switching to BB i have had trouble getting it above 9 so i gave up and ran it between 8 and 9.
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03-17-2006, 10:22 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
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Wow, I expected to see numbers all over the place, but this seems to be unanamus. I will raise mine to 8.5 Dkh slowly, and strive to maintain between 8 and 9.
Thanks all,
Whiskey
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And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but its sinking
racing around to come up behind you again
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03-17-2006, 11:39 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Easton,PA
Posts: 26
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Hey Now,
I think I remember Spanky saying something about keeping a dkh above 12 for a long period of time burns the sps and causes rtn. Can anyone confirm? In my tanks which are at the moment without sps...all LPS and softies I aim to keep them at 12 dkh. When I do my PH hits at 8.3-8.4 which supposedly promotes ideal conditions for calcification in stony corals. |
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03-18-2006, 07:59 AM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
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That is what I was refering to as "negitive long term effects", Spanky is not the only one to talk about alk burn, but I have not had it happen to me personally.
Whiskey
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Mr. Jive/Dr. Heckyll
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but its sinking
racing around to come up behind you again
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03-18-2006, 11:19 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Easton,PA
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Yeah exactly! So to be safe it is most likely best not to push the alk for sps. Especially if it has happened to more than one person.
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03-19-2006, 09:11 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: az
Posts: 183
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I keep mine between 7-8 dkh and have done so for some time now . Never any problems with growth or color.
I feel the closer you get to a nutrient poor enviroment the closer you should stay inline with NSW.
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