Dosing

[marlzz]

Is it ok to dose multiple things at once during a water change? i don’t wanna hurt my fish.

 

[mjszos]

Far from an expert, but my understanding with dosing is that you will want to test your parameters and dose accordingly. Depending on your water change volume and the trace in your salts will determine the amount of dosing you will need to do. I would personally test my parameters daily, perform a water change, repeat testing for a week, then dose accordingly.

Ultimately you're replenishing nutrients in the tank, whether it be through a water change or dosing the end result is the same. The volume of replenishment needed is determined by consumption.

Again, not an expert so I'd wait for someone more knowledgeable to chime in but this is my understanding.

 

[Someshmuk]

You can dose them sequentially and be fine as long as you don't pass any daily dosing limit recommendation for the chemical you're adding. What you're trying to avoid is the doses reacting with each other. If it's your first time dosing anything, dose half and test. Sometimes you can get the calculation wrong and overshoot the dose.

 

[Lavey29]

Dosing what? For instance you don't want to dose alk and cal together. At least 30 minutes apart.

 

[marlzz]

Far from an expert, but my understanding with dosing is that you will want to test your parameters and dose accordingly. Depending on your water change volume and the trace in your salts will determine the amount of dosing you will need to do. I would personally test my parameters daily, perform a water change, repeat testing for a week, then dose accordingly.

Ultimately you're replenishing nutrients in the tank, whether it be through a water change or dosing the end result is the same. The volume of replenishment needed is determined by consumption.

Again, not an expert so I'd wait for someone more knowledgeable to chime in but this is my understanding.

Hey We’re all here to learn from eachother. Anything helps especially this. Thank you so much

 

[Rmckoy]

What are you dosing ?
First things first how old is the tank and what’s in it for livestock ?

the misinformation some lfs offer is everything needs to be dosed and buy all these additives .
it’s not true and will cause more headache later .

the point of a water change is to replenish elements as well as reduce nutrients ( dilution )

 

[Mr.OK]

Dosing what? For instance you don't want to dose alk and cal together. At least 30 minutes apart.

that long, i do like 2 minutes, i did not realize you need that much

 

[Rmckoy]

that long, i do like 2 minutes, i did not realize you need that much

2 mins is roughly how long I’ve waited .
long enough to rinse the dosing tube and fill to the desired level

 

[Mr.OK]

2 mins is roughly how long I’ve waited .
long enough to rinse the dosing tube and fill to the desired level

Ah, i am hand dosing, i just picked up the apex controller, just need to get the doser for it and set it all up

 

[Lavey29]

that long, i do like 2 minutes, i did not realize you need that much

Yes to avoid precipitation

From BRS

You should also never add two-part solutions back to back. In other words, don't dose calcium right after dosing alkalinity, give it at least an hour or so in between adding each solution.

 

[Mr.OK]

Yes to avoid precipitation

From BRS

You should also never add two-part solutions back to back. In other words, don't dose calcium right after dosing alkalinity, give it at least an hour or so in between adding each solution.

Ahh great, thank you for the info, Those are the two i have to dose........... and i have used brightwell aquatics code a and b, their directions say "Allow 60 seconds to pass between dosing with Reef Cōde A and B."

 

[doubleshot00]

that long, i do like 2 minutes, i did not realize you need that much

I do 10 minutes in accordance to Red Sea.

 

[Lavey29]

I dose alk in the day while corals are active and calcium overnight because I use AF build after lights out for skeletal growth.