Dialing in dose

[ken77]

Good Evening @Anirban
I hope you are having a good weekend.
Check out today's numbers.
Alk 8.51
Ca 395
Mg 1365

 

[Anirban]

Hi Ken,
Nice to see that Mg down, same like yesterday, 50 ml Ca now and 200 ml for 24 hour.

 

[ken77]

I was glad to see it move some. Hopefully it is going to finally start comming down.

 

[ken77]

Good evening @Anirban. I hope everything is going well today.
My alk was 8.57
Ca was 405
And then the alk jump back up to 1425.
I have question I probably know the answer but oh well. I have used new life spectrum pellets for years as my fish food. I was reading the label today and noticed it contains magnesium sulfate. Could this be adding to my mg problem?

 

[Anirban]

Good evening @Anirban. I hope everything is going well today.
My alk was 8.57
Ca was 405
And then the alk jump back up to 1425.
I have question I probably know the answer but oh well. I have used new life spectrum pellets for years as my fish food. I was reading the label today and noticed it contains magnesium sulfate. Could this be adding to my mg problem?

I dont know about the pellet, but you can try not to feed it for couple of days and see what happens. Keep the dosing running.

 

[ken77]

Ok i guess it cant hurt. I will not feed for the next few days and see what the mg does.
Thanks
Oh should i dose the normal 50 ml of ca as well or just let the doser continue at 200ml

 

[Anirban]

Ok i guess it cant hurt. I will not feed for the next few days and see what the mg does.
Thanks
Oh should i dose the normal 50 ml of ca as well or just let the doser continue at 200ml

Skip the 50 ml just 200 ml

 

[ken77]

Ok. Have a good evening and enjoy what is left of the weekend.

 

[ken77]

Hey @Anirban
I have some interesting numbers tonight
Alk 8.62
Ca 370
Mg 1425
Worried about ca now.

 

[Anirban]

Hey dont worry. Its good that your system is using it. So, back to dosing 50 ml now and 200 ml for next 24 hours.

 

[ken77]

Ok thanks. I was just worried that it was dropping. I assume when ca comes up that will help the alk

 

[ken77]

Good evening @Anirban
Here is what i got tonight
Ca 380 went up 10 ppm
Alk 8.74 do you think this is getting too high?
Mg 1440

 

[Anirban]

Hi Ken, I think you need to do a water change. Also I have no idea why you Mg is not dropping at all while the Ca is dropping. Whats the amount you are dosing for Alk?

 

[ken77]

I will not be able to do water change till tomorrow after work. I am dosing 150 alk. I know i am stumped on the mg it dropped to 1365 a few days ago and then it started going back up. It has done that a couple time since you have been helping me. I got a new salfriet test kit sat. Kit is good.

 

[ken77]

Dose the 50ml of ca tonight?

 

[ken77]

I rechecked mg i got 1410 twice dont know why i got 1440 the first time.

 

[Anirban]

Ok drop that Alk to 125 ml for next 24 hour and keep the Ca at 200 ml for 24 hour. Dont do water change.

 

[ken77]

I dosed the 50ml of ca. Was that a mistake?

 

[Anirban]

No, you are good. your system is eating that so nothing to worry.

 

[ken77]

Ok thanks i am going to turn the alk down. What are we going in alk 8.5 eventually?