Red Sea reef foundation

[SashimiTurtle]

I recently got the Red Sea reef foundation test kit and Ca, KH, Mg solutions and I'm trying to set up a daily dose instead of dosing everything once a week. Once I perform my test and get my baseline numbers, should I just divide my dose by 7 and dose that per day? I already tested last week and dosed accordingly, but I'm wanting a more stable daily dose instead of weekly.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

It doesn't work exactly that way (7 days of demand is not 7 x 1 day of demand if alkalinity is not held steady), but that will get you into the right ballpark, then adjust if needed.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Thanks that's what I'm trying to prevent, is KH swings. I think I dosed too much part B at once last week.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Thanks that's what I'm trying to prevent, is KH swings. I think I dosed too much part B at once last week.

Spreading it out to daily dosing is a good idea.

 

[AdamNC]

Just like an automatic doser, the more times it can dose the more stable it will be. Rather than a weekly shock , once or twice a day dosing is much better.