Alk after a water change

[Kmarshall168]

This sounds slot like 200 more dollars haha

 

[The_Paradox]

This sounds slot like 200 more dollars haha

Get 2L of part 1 and part 2 Seachem off Amazon. ~70 dollars and will last you rest of the year.

 

[Lemons]

This sounds slot like 200 more dollars haha

Hahaha yea it starts adding up quick once you get into dosing. Although once the initial investment is in i think its worth it for thriving livestock

 

[Kmarshall168]

Get 2L of part 1 and part 2 Seachem off Amazon. ~70 dollars and will last you rest of the year.

Gotta get a dosing pump as well

 

[Boehmtown]

This isn't something I can do with one dosing pump is it ?

All for reef works very well, the powder is cheap enough, it will dose off of one dosing pump. If it's a new system you need to perform more frequent water changes to keep everything balanced.

 

[Lemons]

And honestly with mostly LPS you can get away with hand dosing, since the demand isnt sky high

 

[The_Paradox]

Gotta get a dosing pump as well

You can just dump in a cap once a day. You will get a minor swing but nothing to worry about. Really about convenience.

 

[Kmarshall168]

All for reef works very well, the powder is cheap enough, it will dose off of one dosing pump. If it's a new system you need to perform more frequent water changes to keep everything balanced.

It's 3 months and I'm currently doing 10-15% weekly

 

[Kmarshall168]

You can just dump in a cap once a day. You will get a minor swing but nothing to worry about. Really about convenience.

See but I also like gear lol

 

[The_Paradox]

It's 3 months and I'm currently doing 10-15% weekly

See. Good excuse to save money. Get 250 dollars and you have pumps and chems for next half year and you can stop changing your water.

 

[Lemons]

It's 3 months and I'm currently doing 10-15% weekly

Yea you're still finding that balance. Honestly if anything i would change salts to a higher dkh. Then do 20% weekly changes

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And then once you start getting coral growth you'll probably have to start getting serious about dosing

 

[Boehmtown]

This isn't something I can do with one dosing pump is it ?

If you want to spend a little more on pump and get like a versa or other peristaltic pump kalkwasser is another option, you can dose it out of a cheap bucket, it's dirt dirt cheap, like 50 dollar for a lifetime supply if you get food grade. It's been my favorite, though the all for reef was easier

 

[Boehmtown]

Just me but in my opinion that’s asking for way more trouble than dosing 10-15ml of 2 part.

I've never had my tank look worse, after a water change

 

[Kmarshall168]

I appreciate all the help

 

[The_Paradox]

I've never had my tank look worse, after a water change

I change my water every 5-6 months and it always causes a light brown algae bloom. If you’re always going to change x% a week I agree though. Either way. Water changes cause massive spikes in a lot of prams.