ss88
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Hello all,
How much two part is being wasted?
I have an SPS dominated reef system around 400 gallons in total. Some very large sps colonies. 1/2’ . Around one month ago I switched to sodium hydroxide from soda ash to get a pH bump. Fast forward, I am now able to maintain a stable pH at 8.3 with around a 0.05 swing daily. What I have seen however is an increased precipitation of calcium chloride on the walls of the aquarium and increased sps growth. Yesterday in total I used around 2700dkh from a combination of sources. I dosed 5000ml ml of fully saturated kalkwasser, 950ml sodium bicarbonate and 1350ml of sodium hydroxide.
Before asking, the sodium hydroxide is being delivered to the sump directly in front of a power head.
Back to the question, how much am I wasting?
Using this much two part seems like a recipe for water chemistry issues. I do use tropic marin part c.
Should I just turn on the calcium reactor and add a large refugium to help with the demands? The tank is only half way full, can’t imagine the two part requirements at 100% capacity.
How much two part is being wasted?
I have an SPS dominated reef system around 400 gallons in total. Some very large sps colonies. 1/2’ . Around one month ago I switched to sodium hydroxide from soda ash to get a pH bump. Fast forward, I am now able to maintain a stable pH at 8.3 with around a 0.05 swing daily. What I have seen however is an increased precipitation of calcium chloride on the walls of the aquarium and increased sps growth. Yesterday in total I used around 2700dkh from a combination of sources. I dosed 5000ml ml of fully saturated kalkwasser, 950ml sodium bicarbonate and 1350ml of sodium hydroxide.
Before asking, the sodium hydroxide is being delivered to the sump directly in front of a power head.
Back to the question, how much am I wasting?
Using this much two part seems like a recipe for water chemistry issues. I do use tropic marin part c.
Should I just turn on the calcium reactor and add a large refugium to help with the demands? The tank is only half way full, can’t imagine the two part requirements at 100% capacity.
Have your solution figures ready, we don't want to guess on concentration levels.
