Alk consumption

[Fishko]

My alk is currently 10.6 dhk as of yesterday. I tested 5 days ago and got 10.7. So roughly i guess my tank is consuming .02dhk per day.(hanna alk). I was confused at first why my dhk wasnt dropping as much but i realised it was because i was replacing the lost dkh and calcium each time i replaced the saltwater i removed for dipping a new frag. Maybe .25 gallons from roughly 30g of water.
I currently dont have much in the tank only a large torch and maybe 4 smalller lps frags and some softies. Should my alk be dropping more with this light of a stocking, less. My salinity is 1.026. Phos .03 nitrate 1ppm, mag 1350 calc 430ppm

also would i be ready for some easier sps want to try some montipora and sort of want my alk to drop more so i can start dosing two part : ) i mixed all my two part up and its just sitting there

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

As the corals begin to grow more the alk will drop faster. Sps typically use much more than lps and soft corals. Coralline algae can be a big users as well.

 

[NanoDJS]

Exactly as the Dr. says , the biomass and type of coral , overall size of system ect play a big role in what you need to dose and the testing will tell you when , I think you should just hangout for a while and enjoy your corals growing for a min your doing well with your parameters already, and your alk going much higher would start to get tricky imho with your lovely LPS . I personally would not start dosing anything till I get to 9 dkh so there is alot of headroom in that tank already from how i see it. If anything dose iodide , other color enhancing trace until your biomass affects your dkh/cal/mg