ReeferTang44
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Quick question so far, I’ve been keeping my reef tank at 9.7 alkalinity and I’ve been testing daily, and it goes down about .1 a day. How do I maintain it properly without going overboard?
Alkalinity
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This calculator will calculate the amount of additive needed for a 0.1 drop per day
EDIT: It more than likely a small enough amount you could dose manually. I dose 3 tanks manually with no issues except I can't leave home for more than 24 hours
EDIT: It more than likely a small enough amount you could dose manually. I dose 3 tanks manually with no issues except I can't leave home for more than 24 hours
homer1475
Figuring out the hobby one coral at a time.
No test kit on the market can detect a 0.1DKH drop and be accurate. Even the hanna meter(touted as the best for alk testing) has a .3DKH degree of error.
I would do nothing at this point. Maybe test in a couple days, and hand dose according to a reef calculator using plain old arm and hammer baking soda(AKA @Randy Holmes-Farley DIY 2 part).
https://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php - DIY 2 part
http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html - Reef calculator
I would do nothing at this point. Maybe test in a couple days, and hand dose according to a reef calculator using plain old arm and hammer baking soda(AKA @Randy Holmes-Farley DIY 2 part).
https://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php - DIY 2 part
http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html - Reef calculator
