DoSing alk and cal manually

Cassklar · Aug 30, 2012

I am getting into sps and I was hoping someone can help me to figure out how much I need to dose daily as I can get a doser right now I was wanting to do the 2 part dosing but just don't hOw to figure out how much I need to dose if someonecod give some advice it would be appreciated thanks

ritter6788 · Aug 30, 2012

You'll have to do a lot of testing to find out your usage. Every tank is different so there is no way to say for sure. At first I tested everyday to figure out how much my tank used. You can use a reef calculator like the one on bulkreefsupply.com to help figure out how much you need to dose for which type of supplement. Remember to take it slow and test often.

Dowtish · Aug 30, 2012

+1 to above

Test your alk and cal and mag. Once you have them at the levels you want, You will want to test your alk and cal at the same time of day. then the next day, test again at the exact same time. that will show you how much it is dropping. Also, when you dose the tank, you will want to dose them seperately, with at least 4 hours between. they are able to cancel each other out, so to speak.

kmaintl · Aug 30, 2012

+2 test & then dose

Jgomez324 · Sep 4, 2012

Question I tested daily I figured my tank was 450 calcium and would drop 10-15 a day Alk was 10-11 wouldn't drop less than 9 weekly and mag was 1300 and would drop 15-30 a day. With those numbers as my wanted level BRS calculator said to dose 321ml a day which is way to much I'm using bionic 2 part. I've figured 15 ml a day of 2 part keeps my numbers stable 18ml raises me up 5 points so I'm slowly working my way to 450. The bionic tells me 1ml per 4 gallons raises the levels by 15 points but I'm not sure how accurate that is. Another key factor I just realized is my water changes level are slightly lower so I gave to dose the new water before adding it, just a FYI if that helps. If anyone could answer my question although it sounds like I know what I'm doing is this the proper way to raise levels to where you want them?