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Alk supp precipitating?
Recently ive had a rough time maintaining cal and alk just to find my mag was low. I mixed up a batch of Randy's 2 part solution (#1 recipe,) got my mag where it needed to be, and used the online calculator to see how much I needed to bring all levels within range. Dosing the calcium part seems ok, but when I drip the alk portion, it looks to precipitate out of the water? Im assuming this is the calcium carbonate (if im reading and understanding correctly?)
Not exactly sure where I went wrong, I've used this method of dosing about a year ago but I don't remember running into this problem. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated! Thanks
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pH could be high or you might have overdid the calcium. Have you tested the pH?
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There is always a transient precipitate (magnesium hydroxide) that forms in the water, but it will redissolve. If you are not seeing solids deposited on surfaces, there is no concern.
This is normal: What is that Precipitate in My Reef Aquarium? http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-07/rhf/index.htm from it:
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yep, ph is always 8.2. Thanks randy, that is exactly it, i just didn't remember seeing that in years past. Thanks for the clarification.
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Happy reefing.
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Great read Randy, i thought i was doing something wrong when that was happening.
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