All-For-Reef single daily dose or split up dose?

[The Opinionated Reefer]

When dosing All-For-Reef is is best to dose your required amount in a single daily dose or split it up into multiple smaller doses. I plan to use a dosing pump and I realise that the alkalinity is not added directly to water like using two-part. It has to be metabolised by the aquarium's bacteria first before it will show up. Hence why I am asking if it only needs to be dosed once per day.

 

[Aco5000]

From what I understand, only once, since it doesn't raise ph or upset ionic balance simply dose your amount, test and adjust as necessary

 

[jrill]

When dosing All-For-Reef is is best to dose your required amount in a single daily dose or split it up into multiple smaller doses. I plan to use a dosing pump and I realise that the alkalinity is not added directly to water like using two-part. It has to be metabolised by the aquarium's bacteria first before it will show up. Hence why I am asking if it only needs to be dosed once per day.

Keep an eye on your dosers output tube at the end. Mine tends to cake up and plug restricting the flow. I'm dosing it once a day.

 

[Chris Spaulding]

I have a Red Sea Reefer 250 and I am using a Kamor X1 pump and dose 12 times a day at 1.5 ml each dose. My Alk has been rock steady at 7.9 Cal and mag steady as well. I test Alk every morning at same time. If it drops easy enough to increase with a single boost or spread it out over the day Little bit at a time. So far the last 7 months I have been very happy with it. Just wish they sold it in one gallon jugs.

 

[The Opinionated Reefer]

I have switched to the carbocalcium powder and add in the trace elements. one tub makes 10 litres so thats your answer.

 

[soeminpaing]

How long does it take to raise Alk ? If you do a correction on dosage when will the time to test alk.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

How long does it take to raise Alk ? If you do a correction on dosage when will the time to test alk.

That's an interesting question that might vary from tank to tank. Form what I have heard it happens over a few hours, typically, but there's not much strong evidence that I have seen.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

When dosing All-For-Reef is is best to dose your required amount in a single daily dose or split it up into multiple smaller doses. I plan to use a dosing pump and I realise that the alkalinity is not added directly to water like using two-part. It has to be metabolised by the aquarium's bacteria first before it will show up. Hence why I am asking if it only needs to be dosed once per day.

I personally would add it over the daylight hours, from mid morning to late afternoon as that is when O2 is highest (it consumes some O2)and alk may be consumed the most by corals.