two-part dosing frequentcy

[wamb0010]

I have 28 gallon tank and I am dosing bulk reef supply recipe 1. How often do people dose to maintain. I have SPS so BRS says .4-.6ML per day/per gallon, which would put me at about 10ml a day of calc/alk? Is this right?

[CONSTANTNE]

When I first started I went off of BRS and that was a good start. I would go by them and then test and adjust accordingly.

[lakshwadeep]

Try measuring your tank's calcium/alkalinity usage over a few days to more than a week (including at least one water change). Then, use this calculator for dosing info. It's best to read the reefkeeping article it's based off of first (note: 2.8 dKH = 1 meq/L).

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2002/chem.htm

http://reef.diesyst.com/flashcalc/flashcalc.html

[Amphiprion1]

You accidentally mixed those up: 1 meq/L = 2.8 dKH.

[bdare]

Try measuring your tank's calcium/alkalinity usage over a few days to more than a week (including at least one water change). Then, use this calculator for dosing info. It's best to read the reefkeeping article it's based off of first (note: one dKH = 2.8 meq/L).

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2002/chem.htm

http://reef.diesyst.com/flashcalc/flashcalc.html

Exactly! It's better to just see how much your tank is consuming in one day. Then, use a calculator to figure out your dosing...

[driftsaru]

I have 28 gallon tank and I am dosing bulk reef supply recipe 1. How often do people dose to maintain. I have SPS so BRS says .4-.6ML per day/per gallon, which would put me at about 10ml a day of calc/alk? Is this right?

 

Follow the formula to calculate your doseing. First you need to bring up your parameters to be in check. SO make sure Mag, Calc, and Alk are all up to par. after you achieve this dont dose for a day or two and retest. use the decline in minerals to find out what you need to dose. For example lose about 10 ppm of Calcium a day, according to that and my other drops over that span of time, i dose 15.2ml of brightwell reef code A and 11ml of reefcode B Daily.

[lakshwadeep]

You accidentally mixed those up: 1 meq/L = 2.8 dKH.

 

You're correct.