New to dosing

[Fifty8reef]

Hi I just recieved a doser as a gift. I have no idea what I'm doing lol and I only have maybe 10 frags in a 90 gallon system. I was wondering if it would be better to dose to the parameters I want and add coral until those levels start declining? Or load the tank with coral and worry about dosing later?

 

[ndrwater]

Dosing is a great way to maintain stable parameters, which is a key to success keeping corals.
Using a dosing calculator like the one available at BRS's website is a good place to start out.

 

[jsker]

Hi I just recieved a doser as a gift. I have no idea what I'm doing lol and I only have maybe 10 frags in a 90 gallon system. I was wondering if it would be better to dose to the parameters I want and add coral until those levels start declining? Or load the tank with coral and worry about dosing later?

Exactly, test your parameters you would like to maintain. Based on how much the corals are consuming you will dose to maintain for example you would like you alk at 8.0 and the alk tests at 7.9 it you test daily, your system is consuming .01 dkh daily. Dose enough to maintain 8.0. It takes a little tweaking over a couple of weeks. When you add more corals your system will consume more and as the coral grow the system will consume more. There are quite a few products out there to dose. You will need to decide on a 2 part dosing or the balling method.

 

[Fifty8reef]

Thank you. I am leaning towards be a 2 part. I want my alk between 8-9. I feel much better. Sometimes we can make things more difficult lol

 

[Fifty8reef]

Dosing is a great way to maintain stable parameters, which is a key to success keeping corals.
Using a dosing calculator like the one available at BRS's website is a good place to start out.

Thank you I'm going to look right now.

 

[jsker]

Thank you. I am leaning towards be a 2 part. I want my alk between 8-9. I feel much better. Sometimes we can make things more difficult lol

What doser did you receive?

 

[Neo Jeo]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/first-time-dosing-2-part.411838/page-3#post-5075550

Read up on that. I’m also just getting into it. I got the BRS 2 part delivered and setting up system now. Kinda scary for me lol I don’t want to over dose following you

 

[Fifty8reef]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/first-time-dosing-2-part.411838/page-3#post-5075550

Read up on that. I’m also just getting into it. I got the BRS 2 part delivered and setting up system now. Kinda scary for me lol I don’t want to over dose following you

Thanks I will

 

[Dom]

Why not place your frags and monitor them for a while. THEN decide if dosing is warranted...

 

[Fifty8reef]

Why not place your frags and monitor them for a while. THEN decide if dosing is warranted...

That's honestly what I thought at first. Buy more than test daily for a week

 

[Fifty8reef]

What doser did you receive?

Eshopps IV-200 doser

 

[Neo Jeo]

How's your dosing going?

 

[Fifty8reef]

Still waiting on the two part to come in the mail. I'm excited

 

[Neo Jeo]

Ok nice! I just got back in town so I will be setting mine up as well.

Thanks

 

[Fifty8reef]

Ok nice! I just got back in town so I will be setting mine up as well.

Thanks

I'll keep you posted

 

[Neo Jeo]

How’s it going?

 

[Fifty8reef]

How’s it going?

Actually going good so far.

 

[Neo Jeo]

Good! I haven’t started yet still. I think I’m just worried that it will malfunction or I won’t test enough

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

what ever you do.. ..don't ever just add alk to your tank to fix an "omg it is so low"! alk problem without testing it twice!

ask me how I know.

I love 2 part but it is POWERFUL stuff.

 

[Fifty8reef]

Good! I haven’t started yet still. I think I’m just worried that it will malfunction or I won’t test enough

I've been trying to stay on top of it.