2-Part Dosing question

[sanzz18]

Tank is 14 months old and it is ready for coral once I get my alk level stable.

My initial goal for now is to keep it around 8.5. Lately I have been doing a bunch of 25% water-changes to get my nutrients in check which seems to be dropping my alk (because of Tropic Marin Pro’s low alk level) but I think keeping my calcium where it should be.

My levels since July are below.

Should I dose only alk or do both equally?

 

[Drummingbaker2010]

Is the 8.5 listed above your ph?

 

[sanzz18]

Is the 8.5 listed above your ph?

No sorry not ph. 8.5 is where I would like to keep my alkalinity at, not where it as at currently. My last check I believe was 6.9.

 

[sanzz18]

Bump

 

[Uncle99]

As you increase Alk, CA should fall.
I dose ALK hourly and CA in equal amounts.
Make sure MG is in the range first.
When MG is low, Alk is hard to get pinned.

 

[sanzz18]

Here is my mag levels. Last reading 1365. With all the levels here and my alk being low at 6.9, I should be dosing the 2-part equally?