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What is the perfect Alk level for a reef tank with all SPS corals?

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  1. Tumbleweed's Avatar
    Technical range is 7.5-11dkh, I personally keep mine in the 9-9.5dkh range.
  2. melev's Avatar
    I usually recommend 8 to 11 dKH, and in the past kept my tank at 8. For the past few months my reef has been running between 9 and 10 dKH, but a new gizmo I'm picking up today will help get it back to 8 dKH again.

    Higher Alkalinity helps speed up SPS growth, but if it gets too high, a precipitation event may occur. Kinda like red-lining your engine: you get there really fast, but you MIGHT blow the engine.