- Apr 3, 2012
- 52
I passed the OCLT and the water is finally clear. I just tested and got the following:
FC: 7.5
CC: 0
PH: 6.8
TA: 140
CYA: 20
CH: 70
Salt: 2220
I'm going to retest the CYA tomorrow. I was getting a much higher number before but my water was also very cloudy. Now that it's clear I got a reading of around 20. I actually filled the tube but could still barely see the black dot. I was getting a higher number on the salt also. I did have to vacuum a lot to waste to clear the water up and replace with fresh water so that could be the reason CYA and salt dropped as well. I'm really struggling to keep the PH up. I've been using borax to increase it but it falls back down after a day or two. What should I do next?
FC: 7.5
CC: 0
PH: 6.8
TA: 140
CYA: 20
CH: 70
Salt: 2220
I'm going to retest the CYA tomorrow. I was getting a much higher number before but my water was also very cloudy. Now that it's clear I got a reading of around 20. I actually filled the tube but could still barely see the black dot. I was getting a higher number on the salt also. I did have to vacuum a lot to waste to clear the water up and replace with fresh water so that could be the reason CYA and salt dropped as well. I'm really struggling to keep the PH up. I've been using borax to increase it but it falls back down after a day or two. What should I do next?