Testing for dosing .

Mstanker · Jan 28, 2015

Do you think alk is ok at 7.7 with sps?

Mstanker · Jan 28, 2015

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Calcium[/FONT]

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Alkalinity[/FONT]

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[TD][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Current Calcium:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ppm[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Current Alk:[/FONT] dKh meq/lt ppm [/TD]
[TD][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Current Mg:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ppm[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Desired Calcium:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ppm[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Desired Alk:[/FONT] [/TD]
[TD][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Desired Mg:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ppm[/FONT][/TD]
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Pick a Product Anhydrous CaCl2 (Dow's Peladow) Calcium Chloride Dihydrate (Dow's Flake) Limewater (saturated) Fritz ProAquatics Calcium Chloride Warner Marine CalxMax Part A Calcium Warner Marine ReefPure Conc. Calcium Randy's Recipe 1 Calcium Part Randy's Recipe 2 Calcium Part Aq. Sys Reef Evolution CaCl2 Two Little Fishies C-Balance Part A ESV B-Ionic Original Ca Buff Pt 2 ESV B-Ionic Bicarbonate Syst Pt 2 ESV Calcium Chloride Kent TurboCalcium Kent Liquid Calcium Kent's Tech.CB Part A Calcium Oceans Blend Part 1 of 2 Part Supplement SeaChem Reef Adv Calcium (Dry) SeaChem Reef Complete (liq) SeaChem Reef Calcium (liq) SeaChem Fusion Part 1 Calcium (liq) Tropic Marin Bio-Calcium Powder (also Alkalinity) Salifert All in One (also Alkalinity) Salifert Coral Calcium [/TD]
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Pick a Product Baking Soda (Not Baking Powder!) Sodium Carbonate Anhyd. / (Baked B. Soda) Limerwater (Saturated) Kent's Tech.CB Part B Alkalinity Warner Marine CalxMax Part B Alkalinity Fritz ProAquatics Sodium Bicarbonate Fritz ProAquatics Sodium Carbonate Randy's Recipe 1 Alkalinity Part Randy's Recipe 2 Alkalinity Part Aq Systems Reef Evo SeaBuffer Two Little Fishies C-Balance Part B ESV B-Ionic Original Ca Buff Pt 1 ESV B-Ionic Bicarbonate Syst Pt 1 Oceans Blend Part 2 of 2 Part Supplement SeaChem Reef Buffer (dry) SeaChem Reef Builder (dry) SeaChem Reef Carbonate (liq) SeaChem Fusion Part 2 Alkalinity (liq) Tropic Marin Bio-Calcium Powder (also Calcium) Salifert All in One (also Calcium) Salifert KH + PH Buffer (dry) [/TD]
[TD][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Product:[/FONT]
Pick a Product Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate) Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate (MagFlake) Magnesium Chloride Anhydrous Warner Marine ReefPure Balanced Magnesium Randy's Recipes 1 and 2 versions A and B Kent's Tech M (Liq) 18.4 ppm/ml/gal Fritz ProAquatics Mag Flake Fritz ProAquatics Mag Sulfate ESV B-Ionic Magnesium (Liq) Oceans Blend Magnesium Tropic Marin Bio-Magnesium (Dry) SeaChem Reef Adv Magnesium (Dry) Salifert Liquid Magnesium Salifert Magnesium Powder (Dry) [/TD]
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[TD][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Product Required:[/FONT]
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[TD][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Balanced Alkalinity is:[/FONT]
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when i fill everything out as they are now i get 244.8 ml; 8.2 fl oz; 48.9 tsp in cal. to get from 390 to 450?

I sure im doing something wrong on this chart.

mike007 · Jan 28, 2015

7-11 dkh is fine for sps corals

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jan 29, 2015

Mstanker said:
when i fill everything out as they are now i get 244.8 ml; 8.2 fl oz; 48.9 tsp in cal. to get from 390 to 450?

I sure im doing something wrong on this chart.

What exactly are you trying to do? That is a calculation for the calcium boost? That may be correct.

As mentioned, alkalinity of 7.7 dKH is fine.

What is the tank water volume?

Mstanker · Jan 29, 2015

my tank vol. is around 60g, 40gb with 23gal sump. Ya i was just plugging in my number to get a daily doseage.

Was trying to get your 0.1dkh in cal.

Mstanker · Jan 29, 2015

ill test my water in about 2hrs and see my lvl again today.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jan 29, 2015

Get the alk dose with the calculator for a 0.1 dKH rise.. Then use that dose equally for both.

The calculator can also be used for a one time correction to calcium.