Dialing in dose

[ken77]

I can do all of that but my vacation is over i will not be able to do the water change till after work tomorrow about 3pm. I have that much alk and ca already mixed. I can hook them up to the doser tonight and have it start in the morning and spread it out till i get home at three would that work.

 

[Anirban]

First dose the amount I said and then hook them up too.

 

[ken77]

Ok i will take care of that right now. Thanks

 

[Anirban]

Do water change tomorrow after work.

 

[ken77]

Ok i got it dosed for tonight and i have the kh and ca setup to dose 5 times tomorrow between 6 am and 2pm tomorrow. I will do the water change when i get home tomorrow.
Thanks

 

[Anirban]

Note the reading before and after 1hour of water change.

 

[ken77]

Hey @Anirban hope you are having good evening. I am still not used this having to mix salt before a water change. I am used to keeling 50 gallons on hand.
I did the water change.
Before fhe change
Alk 7.67
Ca 430
Mg 1440
1 hr after change
Alk 7.3o
Ca 415
Mg 1440
All the numbers except mg went dkwn after the water change. Looks like only coral that reacted badly yesterday was the sertosa.

 

[ken77]

Alk after change should be 7.39

 

[Anirban]

Ok, lets try doser for next 24 hour...
Keep the doser at 100 ml Alk and 50 ml Ca for next 24 hour.
Check alk in the morning.

 

[ken77]

The alk and ca i mixed right not the components.?

 

[Anirban]

No, not the component the just the Alk and Ca.

 

[ken77]

Ok thanks. Hopefully this wont take too much longer

 

[Anirban]

The only issue is Mg. Thats why I am not starting the components.

 

[ken77]

Yeah i dont know it didnt even change after the water change.

 

[Anirban]

Logically it should change slowly but not this slowly, but we will do water change and just Alk and Ca dosin till then and try to fix them at a particular place. Like 8dkh and 440ppm

 

[ken77]

I used to run a Ca reactor with about 10 percent mg in it as well. But have had that off since Dec

 

[Anirban]

The Mg should come down but possibly once the Ca and Alk are stable it will come down.

 

[ken77]

Hey how is it going @Anirban?
I checked my alk before work this morning it was 7.17
It was 7.06 tonight after doser finished. So that is only a change of ,09.
Ca was 410
Mg 1395 yes it is below 1400

 

[Anirban]

Hey Ken,
Its good to hear about the Mg.
So, for next 24 hours set the doser at 150ml Alk and 75 ml of Ca.
Hope to see it getting balanced soon.

 

[ken77]

Right now doser is spread the dose over 5 times from 6 am to 3pm. That is because i set up it that so i could do the water change when i got home yesterday. Should i spread it out more now?I