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Yeah it may actually lower ph a little.. and I don’t see much impact on ph as expected coz it’s bicarbonate not carbonate.. ChatGPT also suggested Baking it to increase ph too, but I felt there maybe something I might mess up so just added Baking Soda for now without heating.. will look to add...

very interesting.. thanks for sharing.. sounds like for Red Sea salt, storing for longer time may actually reduce Calcium and Alkalinity.. And for other salts, doesnt really matter, since the swings arent that too much for at 2-3 weeks.. I use Instant Ocean Purple box, since I don't have a lot...

thanks @Kensington Reefer .. I mix salt a day before I use it, let it sit in barrell for mixing with a heater overnight and use it next morning.. is that sufficient or there is some extra benefit of doing it days before I need it?

and oh, Ed's team did add Kalkwasser initially when we saw it was too low, but that apparently didnt do much.. Looking into BRS soda ash too along with other options

yeah I added "Maybe low alk and ph are also the stressing factors? I will be adding some Baking soda to help increase alk to around 8-9 followed by adding Prazipro to the DT.. will keep the thread updated".. I did add Baking soda in very small quantity yesterday, will re-test today.. I know...

I shared this yesterday: Alk - 6.4 ph - 7.8 nitrates - 15 phosphates - 0.6 Salinity - 1.025 temp - 78 Ammonia, Nitrites - 0 Yeah I liked it better than Copper specially for the new fish, not necessarily for a sick fish in your DT, since in that case the entire tank likely is infested and needs...

I truly believe this should have been sorted out, outside of this forum.. I understand why @thephoreefer might feel he got scammed, but is this one instance good enough to call someone a scammer? probably no.. I guess @Woeday sucks at communicating, he posts ads on FB all the time, with multiple...

btw Michael, I think you might have misread my messages.. I never said I will ever QT these many fish by myself, in fact I said the opposite.. "I got 3-4 small tanks in the garage, but no way I can ensure that all these fish will be healthy for a lengthy period of a time in a smaller system...

You have been super helpful since day 1 and I appreciate all you have done for me @MichaelB .. Lent your 55g barrel to me while I was setting up my RODI, donated a 10g breeder tank to help me Quarantine, and then recently helped me with RODI water to help me fill my ATO with 0 TDS water whilst I...

Thanks @MichaelB for the concern.. I dont think we are at that stage yet where ALL fish needs to be Quarantined.. Please check the video above, all fish including PBT are eating and swimming well.. I have been talking to many people about what the issue is, and consensus is it is mucus cones, it...

thanks @PjFish for your comments.. Yes, thats a huge possibility that the fish already had something when I got them, since I did see some symptoms when I visited them during the fish-sitting period.. Yes, I read and tried the HTTM method with H2O2, but wasnt 100% successful on a lemon damsel...

thank you for the tip.. yes, I read R2Rs guide on how to use Prazi, I feel I have enough aeration in the tank with return pump heads pointing towards the surface of the water, but LMK if you think otherwise:

Thanks Alexander.. I read up a lot about QT processes in the month when I was waiting for the tank.. Of all the fish I got from the tank breakdown, I got my yellow damsel at home and tried HTTM to gain some confidence.. Fish never started eating.. maybe it was already sick when I got it home...

I contemplated about doing this honestly.. but if I don’t do this myself, I will never learn! I need to understand what’s going on and hopefully sort this out.. if I were to take everything out, I will probably have to QT them elsewhere.. I got 3-4 small tanks in the garage, but no way I can...

Thanks @Alexander1312 for introducing me to Andy.. will get in touch with him when I am ready to upgrade

Yeah I understand that.. I have Moen Flo smart meter installed at home which may tell me the pressure at each access point I believe, but too much effort, will rather just wait a month and upgrade to BRS RODI

I was actually looking to buy Lipo Garlic.. is Selcon preferred.. what are other folks using?

Stupid thing doesn’t come with a pressure gauge more of a reason to upgrade

makes sense.. like I said, I plan to upgrade to 5 or 6 stage RODI system soon, hopefully 2 carbon stages will help fix this problem as well

I also was facing this issue, for me this happened because my heater's target temperature and inkbird's target temperature both were set to 78.. But both of these have their own temp probes, and they maybe off by up to a degree (if not more).. So, sometimes heater would stop at 78, whilst...