Got the tank all setup and most of the numbers look great. It's currently cycling with some live rock. My dKH is high, 16, so how would I go about getting it down? I plan to keep a number of soft corals, zoas, mushrooms, etc, and don't want them to have any trouble.
My other numbers are:
Ammonia: .25ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 0ppm
PH: 8.4 (my tap water has high PH)
Phosphate: 0
Calcium: 420
S.G. 1.022
I don't have a Mg test kit yet, but soon. All the rest of the tests are from A.P.I.
I have not used any additives or buffers. I used Instant Ocean "Reef Crystals" salt mix. Will it go down on its own with time? I want everything to be right before I start adding live stuff. Should I bump the S.G. up a bit more to 1.023-24?
My other numbers are:
Ammonia: .25ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 0ppm
PH: 8.4 (my tap water has high PH)
Phosphate: 0
Calcium: 420
S.G. 1.022
I don't have a Mg test kit yet, but soon. All the rest of the tests are from A.P.I.
I have not used any additives or buffers. I used Instant Ocean "Reef Crystals" salt mix. Will it go down on its own with time? I want everything to be right before I start adding live stuff. Should I bump the S.G. up a bit more to 1.023-24?