cbort Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 Love the tank! Thanks Animalmaster! Good to hear from ya! Another update... Picked up a new toy today! Any guesses to what it is...? Link to comment
cbort Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 Time to start Dosing!!!! Picked up a Litermeter III w/remote pump from a fellow local reefer The fellow reefer also included 7 Jugs of white stuff!! 3 Jugs of High Purity Calcium Chloride 2 Jugs of High Purity Soda Ash 2 Jugs of High Purity Magnesium Sulfate (gonna have to track down a second remote pump for this one tho) Quick shot of the package! Now to read the manual and figure this thing out! Any suggestions on starting out dosing on a 43g? Thanks for tagging along! Link to comment
cbort Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 Well, after doing some research today here is my plan for dosing: 1.) Raise Magnesium to 1300 slowly testing 2 hours after each dose. 1200-1300 is the safe zone. 2.) Test Mangnesium every other week from that point on not allowing it to drop out of the safe zone ever. 3.) Raise Alk to about 9.3 slowly. 4) Raise Calcium levels to around 420ppm 5.) Monitor pH constantly. Am I leaving anything out? My tank currently is LPS/SPS heavy and only getting heavier. Thanks in advance for your help! Link to comment
albertthiel Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Well, after doing some research today here is my plan for dosing:1.) Raise Magnesium to 1300 slowly testing 2 hours after each dose. 1200-1300 is the safe zone. 2.) Test Mangnesium every other week from that point on not allowing it to drop out of the safe zone ever. 3.) Raise Alk to about 9.3 slowly. 4) Raise Calcium levels to around 420ppm 5.) Monitor pH constantly. Am I leaving anything out? My tank currently is LPS/SPS heavy and only getting heavier. Thanks in advance for your help! sounds like a plan ... keep us posted but I would test more often if I may make a suggestion Albert Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Oh wow, so many new packages! You're going to dose all 7 of those? Link to comment
albertthiel Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Time to start Dosing!!!! Picked up a Litermeter III w/remote pump from a fellow local reefer 2 Jugs of High Purity Soda Ash Now to read the manual and figure this thing out! Any suggestions on starting out dosing on a 43g? Thanks for tagging along! Soda ash, also known as washing soda... is sodium carbonate ... did they give you instructions for its use (it's more than likely for hardness stability and pH control IMO but I am curious what it says on the label and what dosage they recommend ... Thanks .... Albert Link to comment
cbort Posted June 24, 2012 Author Share Posted June 24, 2012 sounds like a plan ... keep us posted but I would test more often if I may make a suggestion Albert Thanks Albert for the advice! I agree with less than a 50g tank, I will be testing constantly. Don't want to throw things out of wack. Link to comment
cbort Posted June 24, 2012 Author Share Posted June 24, 2012 Oh wow, so many new packages! You're going to dose all 7 of those? Out of those 7, there are only three different additives. Alk, Ca, and Mg. Soda ash, also known as washing soda... is sodium carbonate ... did they give you instructions for its use (it's more than likely for hardness stability and pH control IMO but I am curious what it says on the label and what dosage they recommend ... Thanks .... Albert Albert, I didn't get any instructions for it, nor have I even hardly looked at it, but hopefully will later today. I will get a pic of the dosing instructions when I get a chance. On BRS, they say that Sodium Carbonate is what they recommend you use in a two part daily dosing like I will be doing. Do you personally have any experience with dosing or dosing with a Litermeter? Link to comment
albertthiel Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Out of those 7, there are only three different additives. Alk, Ca, and Mg. Alert, I didn't get any instructions for it, nor have I even hardly looked at it, but hopefully will later today. I will get a pic of the dosing instructions when I get a chance. On BRS, they say that Sodium Carbonate is what they recommend you use in a two part daily dosing like I will be doing. Do you personally have any experience with dosing or dosing with a Litermeter? With sodium carb yet but not with what you call a Litermeter ... is that some kind of dosing pump ? Let me know ... Albert Link to comment
cbort Posted June 24, 2012 Author Share Posted June 24, 2012 With sodium carb yet but not with what you call a Litermeter ... is that some kind of dosing pump ? Let me know ... Albert Yes the Litermeter is an electronic dosing pump with a digital readout. You can program it to dose your tank with 3 different channels. Hoping to get some time next week to get it hooked up. Going to order some Elos test kits first thing Monday AM. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Yes the Litermeter is an electronic dosing pump with a digital readout. You can program it to dose your tank with 3 different channels. Hoping to get some time next week to get it hooked up. Going to order some Elos test kits first thing Monday AM. Yes I thought it was one but it's nice that it has 3 channels so you can dose 3 different liquids I guess Albert Link to comment
cbort Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 Yes I thought it was one but it's nice that it has 3 channels so you can dose 3 different liquids I guess Albert Bad part about them is that the unit comes with 1 pump, and then you have to purchase the other two pumps. Mine came with a total of two pumps and to purchase another remote pump, they run about 150.00. I am not sure if I will need to dose Alk an Mg daily. Anyone have any thoughts? Do you dose all three daily Ca, Alk, and Mg, or just the Ca and add the other two as needed when they test low? Link to comment
albertthiel Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Bad part about them is that the unit comes with 1 pump, and then you have to purchase the other two pumps. Mine came with a total of two pumps and to purchase another remote pump, they run about 150.00. I am not sure if I will need to dose Alk an Mg daily. Anyone have any thoughts? Do you dose all three daily Ca, Alk, and Mg, or just the Ca and add the other two as needed when they test low? Leave the Magn out of the dosing system would be my rec ... you can always test that and add a supple manually when needed. Magn does not get depleted all that quickly anyway IME Albert Link to comment
Rehype Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Leave the Magn out of the dosing system would be my rec ... you can always test that and add a supple manually when needed. Magn does not get depleted all that quickly anyway IME Albert +1 totally agree i dose mag manually. Link to comment
cbort Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 Leave the Magn out of the dosing system would be my rec ... you can always test that and add a supple manually when needed. Magn does not get depleted all that quickly anyway IME Albert +1 totally agree i dose mag manually. Awesome! Thanks guys! That is good news! Now I won't need to add another pump. Is there anything else you recommend dosing daily or manually? Link to comment
albertthiel Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Awesome! Thanks guys! That is good news! Now I won't need to add another pump. Is there anything else you recommend dosing daily or manually? How much to dose depends on the changes in the params of the tank water and before you start dosing I would take measurements for a few days in a row at the same time of day and see what changes you find. Then based on that decide how much you need to dose to keep the levels at the stable level you wish. Alternatively start dosing small amounts and see how that affects your water quality and based on that adjust the amount and timing of the dosing ... You'll have to play around with it for a while ... automated dosing is great of course but you have to find the proper amount and frequency. Link to comment
cbort Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 How much to dose depends on the changes in the params of the tank water and before you start dosing I would take measurements for a few days in a row at the same time of day and see what changes you find. Then based on that decide how much you need to dose to keep the levels at the stable level you wish. Alternatively start dosing small amounts and see how that affects your water quality and based on that adjust the amount and timing of the dosing ... You'll have to play around with it for a while ... automated dosing is great of course but you have to find the proper amount and frequency. Thanks for the advice! Will be hooking it up as soon as i get my magnesium levels up. Link to comment
cbort Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 With all the new electronics, i decided to create a “control panel” to keep everything organized. Here is what i've got so far. Room still available for the controller that will be coming soon. Used bulkheads to run the wires Final Product next to the tank Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Dude, neat work on that new stand!!! Some more pictures of the radions/corals please? haha Link to comment
albertthiel Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 With all the new electronics, i decided to create a “control panel” to keep everything organized. Here is what i've got so far. Room still available for the controller that will be coming soon. Very nicely done and looks real professional. Kudos Link to comment
cbort Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Dude, neat work on that new stand!!! Some more pictures of the radions/corals please? haha Thanks! New pics with corals coming up! Very nicely done and looks real professional. Kudos Thanks Albert! Link to comment
cbort Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Very cool...nice job Thanks Eugene! Link to comment
cbort Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Picked up 29 frags within last few weeks! Pics to come..... Link to comment
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