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Old 07-25-2014, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by denny@concept View Post
no that is fine , generally its not good to raise more than 1dkh in a sitting but if the corals didnt respond negatively then having a higher dkh is fine and will either drop as its used or you can keep it at that level for comfort sake.

it all comes down to how did your corals react, burnt tips can be expected with high alk jumps in acropora but its not a guarantee

you can do a water change with a lower alk salt mix if you want it to drop a bit and there are other ways to lower the alkalinity of fresh salt if it were an emergency but it is not so relax and just monitor the corals
Thanks for the input guys. I see no ill effects from the coral and non from the fish either due to the high PH increase. However i corrected the PH quickly with the water change.

All my SPS still showing great polyp extension so im hoping that i shouldn't see any major issues. Ill just bring my alk down naturally back to around 8 (i believe its best to have it close to 8 when running bio pellets).
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