Levels way off again, help update

[AJ_77]

Originally Posted by danny zubot

Mondays diagnostics: Calcium=220 ppm, Alk=2.5 meq/L
Added 7 tbs CaCO2: 1 tbs CaCO to add Alk and
bring PH down.
Tuesday diagnostics: Calcium=160 ppm, Alk=7.0 Meq/L, Ph-8.6

Your Monday Alk of 2.5 isn't the end of the world, and adding 7 tbsp CaCO2 ( ) put it thru the roof (7.0). Your Ca can barely register because of the high Alk now. I only add 2 tbsp baking soda at any one time into 110 gallons.

If you read those Randy H-F articles over again, you'll see that you need to bring your Ca and Alk back into balance - it's gotta be hurting things right now. Large, abrupt changes are stressful (been there done that). I would watch your anemone carefully - that's how I lost my LTA.

Normally if you add Ca supplement independently, it will affect (lower) Alk while raising Calcium. The two will be in kind of a see-saw. If you haven't done any tinkering yet today, I would make it your priority to get your Ca back up, hopefuly this should push your Alk back down at the same time.

Mind you, there are others here with more experience that will chime in soon...

(Btw, it looks like you need a balanced/2-part supplement scheme, or maybe try the Liquid Reactor - BA's has it in now at good prices. If Rich and those other guys are tight, it could help balance out your situation so that your Kalk drip will actually keep up. That's what I'm hoping for too.)