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Old 04-26-2006, 01:16 AM   #2 (permalink)
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OK... my 2 cents worth...
Your pH seems low. It should be stable at 8.2 to 8.3. I would recommend that you test the Alkalinity of the water. This should be in the range of 7 to 10 dKH, which I think equates to 2.5 to 3.5 meq/L. I suspect that you will find that in is lower than 7 dKH. Fixing this should bring your pH into the right range.
Next, I would also test Calcium. This should be between 350 to 450 ppm. The reason I suggest testing both is that they are related to eachother. Below is a very good article. I recommend reading it.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-11/rhf/index.php

Be warned, the article is fairly technical, so it will probably give you far more info than you need for basic water quality. Thats all I have for now.
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