Alk at 6.1 whats my next step

[Jake_the_reefer]

So I just changed salts because the I wasnt happy with reef Crystal's so I switched to red sea blue bucket. However I notice my alk is now at 6.1 in my 10g and 6.9 in my 20g only about 3 days after my last water change.
I have been lazy because my alk has never been a problem but I recently added a ton more coral so my alk consumption jumped so I have no idea how much I should be dosing daily. I have seachem 2 part I can start dosing daily. I am still trying to learn how to use 2 part because my calcium is currently 448 in my 20g and 508 in my 10g but I understand I am supposed to dose calcium and alk 2 part in equal amounts even though my calcium is high.
My big question is, should I dose a small bit now to raise the alkalinity then monitor the usage daily for a week or should I not dose today and watch daily to get my daily consumption?

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

Just to make perameters easier to read
20g
6.9dkh
448 ppm calcium

10g
6.1 dkh
508 ppm calcium

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

One last question. Do I have to do 1:1 part a and b or is it a by demand type thing?

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

Just add the alk component and take it SLOW. Do not bring it up to fast. You should be able to find a calculator and dose accordingly. I would bring it up to your target value over the course of a few days. Test daily. Then when your CA comes down to target level start dosing to maintain. Hope this helps.

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

Just add the alk component and take it SLOW. Do not bring it up to fast. You should be able to find a calculator and dose accordingly. I would bring it up to your target value over the course of a few days. Test daily. Then when your CA comes down to target level start dosing to maintain. Hope this helps.

Awesome. I just added 3 ml and 5.6 ml for my 10g and 20g respectively to raise the alk approx .9 dkh which I would assume is a nice small jump. Weekly water changes will no longer cut it so I plan on doing daily manual doses until I find my sweet spot then I plan on getting some easy dosing pumps to do it for me.