Mixing KH/CA/MG Plus

[leonardo-reefer]

Can I mix KH/CA/MG plus (or just two of them) together and dose the resulting soluting with a dosing pump?

 

[GoVols]

You can combine
Calcium chloride (AF Cal Plus) and Magnesium chloride (AF Mag Plus)
But, you can't add alk to the mix.

The three-part with alk "in one" mixture would cause precipitation in a dosing container.

Meaning their separate ions would bind together.

I'd just dose all three separately because your reef's intake of cal and mag would most likely be at a different.

You can go a long span without needing to dose magnesium.

Wait at least 15 minutes between dosing alk..., cal..., and mag to reduce the chance of precipitation as well.

 

[leonardo-reefer]

Thanks, very clear.

Let me ask a last question. When using Balling (I use Component 123+ by AF), is it best to dose the three solutions simultaneously, since they have to react one with the other, or at different times, to avoid precipitation?

So far I dosed 1ml/2 min of each solution simultaneously and I did not notice any precipitation.

thanks,
Leonardo

 

[GoVols]

Thanks, very clear.

Let me ask a last question. When using Balling (I use Component 123+ by AF), is it best to dose the three solutions simultaneously, since they have to react one with the other, or at different times, to avoid precipitation?

So far I dosed 1ml/2 min of each solution simultaneously and I did not notice any precipitation.

thanks,
Leonardo

Hey, Leonardo

Even though you're dosing a small number of mls, it would be best to spread out each one by 10 to 15 minutes between dosing 1 part to another part.

Freddie