Dosing mixes...how much...?

[Malifry97]

So I have baking soda and seachems calcium mix. How high should my alkalinity be in my alk mix? Also how high should my calcium mix be in my calcium mix? About how much should I dose a 36 bow front with two large organ pipe corals.

 

[Malifry97]

Anyone?

 

[Malifry97]

Bump

 

[Malifry97]

Somebody? I need to know this.

 

[eea60123]

I’m not sure I’m clear on what you’re asking. Do you want to know the potency of your calcium and alkalinity, tank parameters, or dosing amount? Seachem should tell you how much to mix but I’ve never used baking soda. You can test your tank level and see how much calcium you need to dose and use Seachem’s instructions. You just don’t want to raise calcium too fast. Somewhere around 50ppm in 24 hours is where I’d stop. You can also google 2 part calculators to help you determine how much to add based on your daily consumption.

 

[Malifry97]

I’m not sure I’m clear on what you’re asking. Do you want to know the potency of your calcium and alkalinity, tank parameters, or dosing amount? Seachem should tell you how much to mix but I’ve never used baking soda. You can test your tank level and see how much calcium you need to dose and use Seachem’s instructions. You just don’t want to raise calcium too fast. Somewhere around 50ppm in 24 hours is where I’d stop. You can also google 2 part calculators to help you determine how much to add based on your daily consumption.

What should my concentration for my dosing mixes be? Like for my dosing should my alk be 9dkh or 15dkh. Should my calcium be 380 or 480.

 

[eea60123]

It depends on what type of corals you keep. If you keep soft corals your calcium and alkalinity can be lower. Low end of calcium is 380 but that would be soft corals and is still lower than I would like to run. LPS and SPS can vary, but 420-450(some will run elevated levels-pros and cons). Alkalinity should run 7ish to 8ish IMO no matter what, but people run this higher too. My salt mix comes in at +/- 11 dkh and 420-450 calcium. IMO the benefit to higher levels in an SPS tank is if you have high consumption you are less likely to have drastic swings resulting in your calcium and alkalinity getting too low as you will probably dose once a day. Too high and you don’t have the room for error if you mess up, easier to overdose. A lot plays into it. Soft corals are very dependent on photosynthesis, but LPS and SPS need calcium and alkalinity to build their skeletal structures along with photosynthesis.

 

[Malifry97]

It depends on what type of corals you keep. If you keep soft corals your calcium and alkalinity can be lower. Low end of calcium is 380 but that would be soft corals and is still lower than I would like to run. LPS and SPS can vary, but 420-450(some will run elevated levels-pros and cons). Alkalinity should run 7ish to 8ish IMO no matter what, but people run this higher too. My salt mix comes in at +/- 11 dkh and 420-450 calcium. IMO the benefit to higher levels in an SPS tank is if you have high consumption you are less likely to have drastic swings resulting in your calcium and alkalinity getting too low as you will probably dose once a day. Too high and you don’t have the room for error if you mess up, easier to overdose. A lot plays into it. Soft corals are very dependent on photosynthesis, but LPS and SPS need calcium and alkalinity to build their skeletal structures along with photosynthesis.

Ok thanks. I wanna know what concentration my dosing mix needs to be. Like the liquids I make.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

What should my concentration for my dosing mixes be? Like for my dosing should my alk be 9dkh or 15dkh. Should my calcium be 380 or 480.

the solutions will be hundreds of times higher. I suggest reading some basic dosing papers like those linked at the top of the forum.

 

[Malifry97]

the solutions will be hundreds of times higher. I suggest reading some basic dosing papers like those linked at the top of the forum.

Ok. Thanks

 

[Malifry97]

Ok. Thanks

How do I achieve that with seachem reef advantage calcium. It says for 37,000 ppm I’d need 70 teaspoons. That’s a lot. Is seachems calcium meant to not be used in two part or what?