Safe levels or should I change anything

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So really trying to keep things healthy and on the right path. Tank is 4 months old. 65g RedSeaMax started with 70lbs of dry rock and 50lbs of tropic Eden Tonga reef flakes live sand. I have 5 corals in there now with a CUC and that's it. Been testing and doing water changes. Dosing with a Magnus bubble 101 dosed with Kent A and B 30ml of a and 60 ml of B per day. Started dosing 10/31. Here are what my numbers look like. Should I back off anything or keep going
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Usually any two part supplement is designed to be used in equal parts. It's also a good idea not to increase your Alk by more than 1.4dKH per day. Also with your numbers (Ca & Alk) that high at that pH, you're more likely to have some abiotic precipitation.
 
Usually any two part supplement is designed to be used in equal parts. It's also a good idea not to increase your Alk by more than 1.4dKH per day. Also with your numbers (Ca & Alk) that high at that pH, you're more likely to have some abiotic precipitation.

So would you recommend reducing the dose or just stopping the dosing all together until the levels get lower and then get into a more maintenance cycle of dosing at equal parts? I don't plan on having any SPS in the tank so just keeping LPS and will eventually have some fish in the tank. That is the plan for now. I didn't expect my numbers to rise this quickly. My calicum was okay so that is why I was dosing more on the part b if that makes sense. was using the re
 
I have been seeing a lot of this today
Used in equal parts of a and b?
Maybe in a mature grown out tank this is more on target.
Now what if we have a tank that has less calcium demand and higher alkalinity demand?
Then the 2 part system would not be dosed equal
I feel the OP is overdosing a tank with minimal demand.
An ALK that high without knowing no3 and po4 could spell trouble.
 
Thanks everyone for the response. I will stop dosing tonight and do a 5g water change and let things reduce slowly down. Should I anticipate anything negative from this?
 
Thanks everyone for the response. I will stop dosing tonight and do a 5g water change and let things reduce slowly down. Should I anticipate anything negative from this?

Not based on what I see in the tank, but a rapidly growing SPS coral in very low nutrients can get burnt tips if the alk is high.
 

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