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my water tests great for nitrates, softness, and ph, but I cant alkalinity level down How can I do t2007-11-24 23:38:47Answers:

Try doing 20% water changes daily w/ reverse osmosis bottled water until the alkalinity comes down to a good level.

Good luck!

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I have never heard of using distilled water, hmm.

I know with cars, you only want to put distilled water, because regular water will make it rust.

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Just curious. Did you add any stones or rocks from outside? Some of these things I have noticed can cause a higher amount of Alkalinity to a tank. Even sea shells you have collected from a beach. The best way to test if any ornaments you added caused your alkalinity to go up is to remove each one and place it in a bucket over night with tap water and test it the next day. I tested many of peoples water that had high alkalinity and found out that they put in stones or rock etc from nature.

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Mix some calcium chloride (baking soda) in some water and add it slowly into your tank until your alkalinity levels are right.

I couldn't even guess how much as I don't know how big your tank is or what your readings currently are, or what you want them to be.