Dosing alk

Alan600 · Oct 8, 2016

How much dkh can i add to my tank at one time with out have a negative effect ?

Downbeach · Oct 8, 2016

I believe that .5mg/L (1.4dKH)per day is the recommended maximum level.

Alan600 · Oct 8, 2016

I meant to say how much can i dose at one single time ?

Elementalj · Oct 8, 2016

Downbeach said:
I believe that .5mg/L (1.4dKH)per day is the recommended maximum level.

Learned that the hard way! [emoji851]

To the op, I'd suggest you present your current alkalinity level, and your desired level, and then we would be able to tell you how much to dose.
I'd also suggest you say what you're using for alkalinity dosing so that one of us with experience with that product would be better able to assist.

As for a maximum dose, I'd be weary to say.

Alan600 · Oct 8, 2016

My alk Is 8.4 in a day it drops to 7.7 . So it consumes .7 a day. My sps started to get some stn at the bottom . I been working so much I only dose once a day and wanted to see how much I can add at one time . I'll be getting my dosing pump next week

Elementalj · Oct 8, 2016

What are you using?

Alan600 · Oct 9, 2016

Alan600 · Oct 9, 2016

Esv b ionic

Elementalj · Oct 9, 2016

1ml per 4 gallons is the dose per day.

saltyfilmfolks · Oct 9, 2016

Elementalj said:
1ml per 4 gallons is the dose per day.

What calculator do you use. Or are you just smart like that?
Im trying to improve my dosing chops. Any suggestions? An easy table or chart?

Elementalj · Oct 9, 2016

That's the starting point per the directions. There's Also a dosing calculator in the BRS site that has helped me tremendously. All the fancy math that I slept through can't do what the calculator can.

Elementalj · Oct 9, 2016

Btw, the ESV is a really great product, but you can burn the corals with the alkalinity portion if you over dose.

Downbeach · Oct 9, 2016

When I was hand dosing, I would pour it slowly into my overflows, allowing it to dilute/mix in the sump before returning to the DT. Here is a BRS video that will answer your question. Here is another calculator that is very easy to use.

Fourstars · Oct 9, 2016

I dose according to the tanks needs. Right now it's 200ml for a volume of 150 gallons. I divide it up in three dosses right now, but have BRS dosing pumps on order. BTW they are on sale.

saltyfilmfolks · Oct 9, 2016

Elementalj said:
Btw, the ESV is a really great product, but you can burn the corals with the alkalinity portion if you over dose.

Downbeach said:
When I was hand dosing, I would pour it slowly into my overflows, allowing it to dilute/mix in the sump before returning to the DT. Here is a BRS video that will answer your question. Here is another calculator that is very easy to use.

thank you. I do like that one.
Thanks all good info for anyone for sure.

Yup I have the dosers, and just getting my head around the amounts of each product. Read all the instructions, figured my usage(im double triple checking that over the next weeks)
So I think its also just practice doing it and calculating,(and trying not to worry) its like any new thing, like riding a bike.
So it's Pretty helpful to have several sources to check my math. it seems odd the numbers Im getting as their not balanced or seem to me. so im not confident in my dose or if im choosing an unattainable target.
thats prob the big new doser confusion.

75 Gal cal 360 now 420 target alk 7.7 now 8.5 0 9 target is this balanced? add 304ml cal and 43ml alk.

Elementalj · Oct 9, 2016

If thats what the calculator says, I'd say do it. The BRS dosers are supposed to be 1.1ml per minute.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Oct 9, 2016

If you "need" a lot to get to NSW levels, you can add that all at once, IMO.

Alan600 said:
My alk Is 8.4 in a day it drops to 7.7 . So it consumes .7 a day. My sps started to get some stn at the bottom . I been working so much I only dose once a day and wanted to see how much I can add at one time . I'll be getting my dosing pump next week

0.7 dKH once a day may be fine. 0.35 dKH twice a day would possibly be better.