When to start dosing?

RamsReef · Jan 20, 2017

My Nano 20 gal is consuming .6 dkh per week. 7.8 -》7.2

Is this warrent enough to start dosing or is WC still fine.

Or Kalk?

Thanks

bios · Jan 20, 2017

Sps corals in your tank?
Anyway better is to maintain kh
I don't like kalk too much ph variations

RamsReef · Jan 20, 2017

bios said:
Sps corals in your tank?
Anyway better is to maintain kh
I don't like kalk too much ph variations

Yeah my sps is starting to encrust.

redfishbluefish · Jan 20, 2017

Do you have an ATO? The easiest thing, if you have an ATO, is to add lime to your ATO container. You can simply pick up some Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime at Walmart and add 1 teaspoon per gallon to your ATO.

RamsReef · Jan 20, 2017

redfishbluefish said:
Do you have an ATO? The easiest thing, if you have an ATO, is to add lime to your ATO container. You can simply pick up some Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime at Walmart and add 1 teaspoon per gallon to your ATO.

Sooo kalk

Broadfield · Jan 20, 2017

How often do you perform a water change?

redfishbluefish · Jan 20, 2017

Ramasule said:
Sooo kalk

Well, if you're going to get technical on me, actually kalkwasser, once you mix lime with water!

RamsReef · Jan 20, 2017

Weekly 15 to 25%

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jan 21, 2017

Ramasule said:
My Nano 20 gal is consuming .6 dkh per week. 7.8 -》7.2

Is this warrent enough to start dosing or is WC still fine.

Or Kalk?

Thanks

If the water changes are frequent enough and keep the alk high enough, then that's a fine way to go. But it may not for long with substantial corals. 0.6 dKH per week is very low demand. Many sps tanks are 50 times higher.

RamsReef · Jan 21, 2017

This is why I ask

lion king · Jan 22, 2017

Dropping .6 in alk over a week is no concern, how's your calcium. If you are relying on your wc, alk in you new water will need to be around 9 to keep your current level. If you can do this then weekly water changes are fine, providing your ca is in check also; mg will probably not be a problem. Again providing your are using a salt mix with the proper parameters.

RamsReef · Jan 22, 2017

Using AF reef salt its around 7.5 fresh.

Im not really tracking Ca

Probably should start tracking the other 2.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jan 23, 2017

IMO, there's no need to track calcium with such an alk demand. Calcium will match the salt mix and all salt mixes have adequate calcium.

RamsReef · Jan 24, 2017

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
IMO, there's no need to track calcium with such an alk demand. Calcium will match the salt mix and all salt mixes have adequate calcium.

Thats why I wasnt doing it. Lazy mostly, but well thought lazy.