B-ionic

[Becca Lane]

Hi! My calcium is 500, but my alk is 7.7. I’d like to dose my alk using the b-ionic 2 part dosing I just got, but do I need to still dose calcium?

 

[Peter K]

I would dose the alk part only at first to get alk to your desired level and only start doing calcium once it comes back down to 450ish. I would recommend checking calcium and alk every other day if not every day when you first start to make sure your parameters don't get out of wack when you first start.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

I have dosed one part without the other when one is hi without any problems.

 

[Becca Lane]

I have dosed one part without the other when one is hi without any problems.

I would dose the alk part only at first to get alk to your desired level and only start doing calcium once it comes back down to 450ish. I would recommend checking calcium and alk every other day if not every day when you first start to make sure your parameters don't get out of wack when you first start.

Okay thank you both!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

It is OK to dose one part if calcium is already too high, but if calcium is near or even a tad above where you want it, I'd dose both equally. There are other reasons for dosing both parts than just calcium and alk.