Dosing problem!?!?

tjbrownie · Nov 18, 2022

So I’ve been working on setting up a doser. I tested last night so I could raise levels to conduct the experiment of finding out the daily consumption in my tank. When raising my elements with Red seas A B and C solutions for calcium, alk , and mag. I believe I may have made a mistake because I wasn’t sure whether I needed to account for water displacement before raising the levels. Any advice. I’ll be dosing brs soda ash and calcium and I’m confused as to find my daily consumption and how much I need to be dosing.

thatmanMIKEson · Nov 18, 2022

How many points does your alkalinity drop in 24hrs without dosing?

tjbrownie · Nov 18, 2022

thatmanMIKEson said:
How many points does your alkalinity drop in 24hrs without dosing?

Well that’s what I need to figure out . I dosed to get my values to what I want to test my daily consumption

thatmanMIKEson · Nov 18, 2022

tjbrownie said:
Well that’s what I need to figure out . I dosed to get my values to what I want to test my daily consumption

No one can tell you what it uses up until that is figured out

tjbrownie · Nov 18, 2022

thatmanMIKEson said:
No one can tell you what it uses up until that is figured out

No I know that’s not why I posted. I’m wondering how to calculate how much brs I need after I figure out my consumption.

thatmanMIKEson · Nov 18, 2022

If you don't see enough of a change in 24 hrs of testing at the same time everyday try 48hrs with no dosing to see how much it drops if any.

thatmanMIKEson · Nov 18, 2022

tjbrownie said:
No I know that’s not why I posted. I’m wondering how to calculate how much brs I need after I figure out my consumption.

You have to know how much it drops in order to know how much you need to dose.

So test one day don't add anything and test the next day at the same time.

tjbrownie · Nov 18, 2022

thatmanMIKEson said:
You have to know how much it drops in order to know how much you need to dose.

So test one day don't add anything and test the next day at the same time.

Well yes I know, I’m just wondering what the ratio for the BRS is, or do I use their calculator?