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Alk is low, checked reef calculator now need dosing help.


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Looks like my alk and ca demand has increased and I need to adjust alk accordingly

 

 

ca is 450

Mag is 1440

Alk is 6.4

 

I'd like alk to be in the 8-9 dkh range

 

I do a 5 gallon wc every week with reef crystals on a 40 breeder. I bought some c-balance and reef calculator says I need to add 104 ml to get those levels. Can I simply add 10 ml of the alk part every few hours or should add maybe 2 ml an hour to get the levels up.

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Looks like my alk and ca demand has increased and I need to adjust alk accordingly

ca is 450

Mag is 1440

Alk is 6.4

I'd like alk to be in the 8-9 dkh range

I do a 5 gallon wc every week with reef crystals on a 40 breeder. I bought some c-balance and reef calculator says I need to add 104 ml to get those levels. Can I simply add 10 ml of the alk part every few hours or should add maybe 2 ml an hour to get the levels up.

 

I'd only raise it .5 dkh per day.

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Based on my experience with the reef calculator, What ever the calculator says, I start with half that and check levels daily. Also agree with Chadf about .5 dkh per day. I believe that dosing more than 5ml at one time, can cause swings in your ph. I would also dose at lights out and monitor your ph. Dosing alk at night and ca in morning works best for me.

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