Aquaforest 1-2-3 dosing amounts?

[Phil D.]

Hi All,
Ok, so I use the Aquaforest 1-2-3 and am dosing equal parts each, (130ml per day), and my Ca is 438, Alk at 11.5, (higher than I want, 9.5 is goal). I have 2 clams, 15 SPS and 25 LPS/Zoas. Should I drop the amount of #2 or wait 2 more weeks to see if levels even out? I just recently upped dosage to bring Ca up. This stuff is giving me really good growth on all my corals.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I’d reduce both the alk and calcium parts to let them both decline. If you want alk at 8.5 dKH, calcium will fall to about 420 ppm.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Do not raise the dose of both when calcium needs a boost. Use just the calcium part for a one time correction, or use calcium chloride for that.

 

[Phil D.]

Ok, I would like my Alk at 9.5 and Ca at 460.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Ok, I would like my Alk at 9.5 and Ca at 460.

I’d reduce the dose of both to allow alk to fall, and make a couple of corrective manual additions to calcium to boost it.