Tbone675 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 when should i add B-ionic? what time? My light cycle is 12:00pm to 10:00pm. Link to comment
Reef Chicks Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I was advised to add it when lights are off, but I dont know if its when lights GO off or BEFORE they come on. Link to comment
Tbone675 Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 I dont know if its when lights GO off or BEFORE they come on. thats the part i didnt know either...... Link to comment
SPS20 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 The system's pH tends to be at it's lowest point just before the lights come on, so this is the best time to dose. Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 yeah.. read the bottle.. dur dur Link to comment
The Propagator Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 If we are talking about the ALKALINITY PART of the B-ionic TWO PART system then dose it AFTER the lights go out for the night ( bout an hour after wards) Not before they come on or when they are on. It substantially raises the PH before it stabilizes. If you dose it when the lights are on you'll be in the red zone all day. If you do it just before the lights come on you'll be in the red zone half the day. It will crepe up higher and higher as the day progresses until it levels off and stabilizes. Better to dose it after lights out and have near normal PH as apposed to the typical 7.8-7.6 low point then when the lights are off then to have a PH spike close to 9 when the lights ARE on after dosing. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 If we are talking about the ALKALINITY PART of the B-ionic TWO PART system then dose it AFTER the lights go out for the night ( bout an hour after wards) Not before they come on or when they are on. It substantially raises the PH before it stabilizes. If you dose it when the lights are on you'll be in the red zone all day. If you do it just before the lights come on you'll be in the red zone half the day. It will crepe up higher and higher as the day progresses until it levels off and stabilizes. Better to dose it after lights out and have near normal PH as apposed to the typical 7.6-7.6 low point then when the lights are on then to have a PH spike close to 9 when the lights ARE on after dosing. I have my tank set up to dose b-inoic automatically. I cut the Alk dosage in half and do it twice a day. Once at 11:30pm and then again at 5:30am (I think). I dose Ca once a day at 3:00pm. I've been doing this at the advice of Prop for about 3 weeks now and my tank is more stable and better looking than ever. Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 My tank is now consuming two 20ml doses a day of b-ionic. I do one dose in the morning, and one at night. I also use a syringe to add the alk slowly, otherwise all my milles and other sps get all retracted for a second. Link to comment
SPS20 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Litermeter III FTW! Seriously, it is a bit pricey, but a great investment. Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 No doubt, thats next after the ATO now that I got the chiller Link to comment
divecj5 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Here's one thing that I noticed as well. I used to dose every other day and have since switched to dosing every morning at half the dose as before. It is probably due to the fact that the parameters are a lot more stable (CA/ALK wise) but all of my stonies are a lot happier and better looking. Lots more growth as well. I may have to start dosing in the evening though per the advice above. I have been just dosing every morning both Alk and Ca. Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I laugh when people tell me they only need to dose once a week.....All they are doing is spiking their tank once a week......No matter how little or much your tank uses, you need to figure out what your daily dose is, and stick to it. Link to comment
divecj5 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 ^ ^ I hear that. I have noticed a big difference dosing daily. I am going to start dosing the Alk an hour after lights out to see if that makes a difference as well. Link to comment
das808 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Do you guys dose your tanks with anything else other than the 2-part system? Link to comment
Tbone675 Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 thanks prop i was dosing about 7:30 am about 5 hrs before the light comes on, but i think i will now dose 1 hr after it goes out. thanks man Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 ^ ^ I hear that. I have noticed a big difference dosing daily. I am going to start dosing the Alk an hour after lights out to see if that makes a difference as well. Be careful dosing after lights out if you have acros, you have to do it slow cause they got their polyps all the way out and you dont want to burn them. I just caught what prop said. Are you sure about that? I dose a ton of b-ionic in my tank and my pH never spikes above 8.4, even after a 20 ml dose, no matter what time of day. I mean I could see how it could happen but you would have to dose a ton of it. I try not to dose after lights out for the above stated reason, I dont want to add it when the acros have full PE. Link to comment
lilredneckman Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Well i just got B-ionic the other day and was reading this. From what i understand i should dose Alk and Ca an hour after the lights go out every day? If it makes a difference i have a 34g RSM with a confusa and a orange digi for sps wise. Thanks for the help! Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Naw, I really dont think it matters that much. I dose first thing in the morning and right before bed.....I have a lot of sps and none show negative reactions. Link to comment
lilredneckman Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Naw, I really dont think it matters that much. I dose first thing in the morning and right before bed.....I have a lot of sps and none show negative reactions. Alright thanks Link to comment
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