Dosing Kent super DKH

[btodd43]

Hello all- Here is my predicament- I am on my second box of Tropic Marin Pro reef-my first box had an Mg level of 1050-so I had to dose the heck out of the water change water and the tank to finally get it up to 1300- So now my second box of salt tests at 1300 mg (thank god) but the Alk tests at 1.9 so now I have to dose the heck out of my water change water to get it up to at least 3.0 but am noticeing white film on everything (container,pump,heater) just wondering if I should worry- salt is at 1.025,temp at 80. I have to put in about 4 ml to get 1 gallon up to 3.0.Thanks
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[ChrisRD]

What is your calcium level in the main tank and in the new saltwater?

 

[btodd43]

Hi Chris- The main tank is at about 400- The second box of TMPro is at about 420 ( I havent had to dose Ca for a long time) no SPS just softies-use Salifert kits and a refract.- Tank perameters:

Ca-400
Mg-1280
Alk-3.0
The water change water is clear after mixing for 2 days - but just worried about the white film on the water change container and equiptment- Only started happening when I started dosing the water chage water to get the ALK up before putting in tank.
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[ChrisRD]

If you're at Ca=420, Mg=1300 and Alk=3 after you buffer the new saltwater, personally I wouldn't worry about the film.

 

[jay24k]

I wouldn't worry about it. One time, my pump kicked in some plastic shavings that go around the impeller magnet. I just pumped the water into a filter sock in my sump. That could be something you could do. I have personally found TM pro reef is just a more expensive version that has extra calc/alk in it. If it is much more, just switch to regular TM and dose accordingly. That's what I do.