Whyis my tank cloudy?

[Coralgurl]

Doser has been going for a week. But not seeing any stability, well not true, alk hasn't moved past 6.

[daplatapus]

You're dosing Ca at least 3 hrs or more apart from your alk?
When I started dosing I had a tough time getting anything to move until my Mg was over 1350 or so. You probably already know there a special relationship there between the 3 (Mg, Ca, and dkh) that all hinges on your Mg levels. Gotta get the Mg levels right first, but yours isn't all that bad, so all I got is maybe you're dosing Ca and alk too close together?

[Coralgurl]

Only 1 nem, it's fine.

Not dosing calcium as its already high. I've had Mykas guide open for a week, I understand the relationship, I can get the mag up, it won't stay. I had the mag at 1450, dropped the dose slightly but I guess too much. I'm out of tests for mag as of tonight, have ordered more.

[gregzz4]

We may be on the wrong track here, but ...

Was your doser set to run sometime before you noticed the clouding ?

If so, I'd suggest you test your Alk and Ca tonight to see if either are high - just to rule it out

Has it cleared since you started this thread ?

[Coralgurl]

I have the alk set to start dosing in the evening (5 pm) and mag starts in the morning (8 am).

It has not cleared at all since I started the thread, I will test calcium and alk and post.

[Coralgurl]

Alk is 6, ca 440. Water is starting to clear a bit but hard to tell with lights off.

[daplatapus]

Hmmm, I'm certainly no expert, but I didn't think alk would precipitate with just 440 Ca. Like Greg said we may be on the wrong track.