When to start using automated dosers

[SeeFu]

My tank is currently using a fairly low amount of calcium and alkalinity. I am dosing 20ml of both calcium and soda ash every night. At what point does it become to much to dose all at one time and I need a doser to split it up throughout the day?

 

[Caseyoidae]

I’d add a dosing pump right about now if you can. Makes life much easier and tank much more stable. You could wait until corals show signs of stress from swings if you have Sps. Lps probably won’t be bothered as much by daily hand dosing

 

[plankton]

What’s the calculated Alk, Ca drop each day? Nothing wrong with dosing and testing! manually on daily basis but what happens when you go on vacation?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I'd split doses at 0.4 dKH per day or above.

I'd slow dose at 0.8 dKH or above (or lower if the expense is not a big issue).

 

[SeeFu]

so i'm not there yet. i think i'm at .15dkh/day still.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

so i'm not there yet. i think i'm at .15dkh/day still.

Once a day manual dosing is fine, IMO.

 

[homer1475]

I would agree with randy on this one. Once I was over .8 to 1 DKH drop a day, hand dosing got to be to big of swings.