Run doser 24/7 or during lighting cycle?

[kwirky]

I dose aquaforest 3 part with a kamoer and I've switched from from 12 times over 24 hours to 12 times over 12 hours, more aligned with the lighting cycle. I've theorized that most of the uptake will be while the lights are on so I might as well dose then. Does anybody else dose in a similar manner? Has anybody has a problem doing it that way?

 

[homer1475]

Actualy people are finding with these testing bots that test several times a day, that the consumption of the big 3 happens up to 3 hours after the lights have gone out.

I like to dose all day every day(24/7) as it lends to more a more stable environment.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

It won't matter when you dose calcium or magnesium, but I'd dose alk during the day unless you have a serious low pH issue.

 

[kwirky]

Yeah I got cold feet shortly after posting this and switched it back simply because I don't feel like changing it right now. I'm working on a nutrient problem & don't want to change something else at the same time, too. When that gets sorted out I can experiment but as it stands my kH doesn't shift faster than 0.1 dkh over the course of 3 weeks. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.