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Acro RTN - any hope?

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I know this is probably a lost cause but is there anything i can do to stop RTN from progressing?

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any ideas?

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Frag it above the rtn.

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What's your alk at? Low?

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Coral reefer wrote:
What's your alk at? Low?

Yes, my dKH is 6.4. I have been trying to raise it slowly as my pH is 8.4

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Fast raise is probably ok. Use baking soda. It won't spike your pH.

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Ok, dKH is now 11

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Doublecheck your Ca, Mg, and specific gravity since other parameters may be off along with alk.

Doublecheck s.g. again if you have to dose other stuff.

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Also, I think 11 may be a touch on the high side. Seems for me 9 is the magic number for most sps

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My most recent numbers are: Mg 1360, KH 9.8, Ca 400, pH 8.3, sg 1.023, temp 76 F

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Looks great. Usually most of us keep sg around 1.025-6

Mike