ALK dosing based on test results

[saltyfilmfolks]

Definitely no fluctuating PH reading since I hooked up my skimmer to a canister of Soda Lime. Finally it reads consistently between 8 and 8.2. Could be a contaminant of some sort though.....just gotta figure out what it might be.

Over weeks months not days correct?

Will you link your rtn thread. I'm curious.

 

[andrew james]

I know people say dont chase numbers but I actually really enjoy it. Since hooking up my KH guardian I decided to run a test every hour for a week. Using that data my goal was to set up my dosing to maintain a stable dose of no more than + or - 5%.. This is actually way harder than I thought it would be.

Time and light affect consumption a lot. I have to dose more a couple hours before lights on to keep my dKH from fluctuating. a lot of people test once a day at the same time and by testing this you miss the whole picture. Your dKH can fluctuate by 10% or more during your photo period if you're keeping a steady dose over 24 hours.

 

[Mike810]

I have my KHG test every three hours. When I setup my calcium reactor, it was testing every hour until the reactor was dialed in, which only took about two days. The only time I make adjustments now are to turn the alk dial up a bit when needed.

 

[Waters]

Over weeks months not days correct?

Will you link your rtn thread. I'm curious.

Yeah, over weeks following Apex trends. Rises slightly during the day and drops slightly over night. Here is the other thread which explains the issues.....you actually helped out in there a few times https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/growth-to-rtn.328349/