Low Alk, Calcium and Magnesium

[TimReef]

I finally bought the Red Sea test kit on amazon and my results turned out to be

Alk: 6.7
Calc: 350
Mag:820

Few questions:
I have Kalk+2 and that has Magnesium calcium and strontium
And two part solution Calcium and Alkalinity

How should I tackle this to get my levels where I want them to be?

 

[ChosenZero]

Slowly - If you do it slowly then that will be the best way. Slowly increase your doses every day until you get the results you want!

Once you get those results do it for a week straight and see if it continues at that pace. Sometimes when you correct levels it causes increased growth which increases the amount of calc and Alk used. So keep an eye on it every day until you find out what you need to do.

 

[TimReef]

Slowly - If you do it slowly then that will be the best way. Slowly increase your doses every day until you get the results you want!

Once you get those results do it for a week straight and see if it continues at that pace. Sometimes when you correct levels it causes increased growth which increases the amount of calc and Alk used. So keep an eye on it every day until you find out what you need to do.[/QUOTE
]I have a 37 gallon tank and how much should I add a day?

 

[ChosenZero]

have you dosed at all ever? If not, look up Bulk Reef supply and use their calculator on their website

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I finally bought the Red Sea test kit on amazon and my results turned out to be

Alk: 6.7
Calc: 350
Mag:820

Few questions:
I have Kalk+2 and that has Magnesium calcium and strontium
And two part solution Calcium and Alkalinity

How should I tackle this to get my levels where I want them to be?

No! Your magnesium is not that low (it never is that low, your result is testing error), and that product adds virtually none anyway (its a highly misleading claim).

 

[TimReef]

have you dosed at all ever? If not, look up Bulk Reef supply and use their calculator on their website

Yes I have dosed, I would add 10ml every other day in the tank of alkalinity and calcium. Then magnesium would be treated once a month

 

[Nellynel21]

Be careful with Red Sea test kit
I use to work on a lfs and I test with 5 Red Sea test kit pack
And all of them gave me different reading
I use salifer cal and mag and Hanna for my alk