calcium, alk, magnesium diy dosing | Reef2Reef calcium, alk, magnesium diy dosing sources and techniques Glad to see a reef chemistry forum here Thought I would just share my experiences with this DIY method: An Improved Do-it-Yourself Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Supplement System by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping com with the
Alkalinity rising without dosing. . . possible causes? | Reef2Reef The rising alk got to be such a problem that I needed to do water changes with artificially lowered alk (using muriatic acid) to keep it from rising to dangerous levels So I'd do several 10% water changes with new saltwater with 5dkH over several days to slowly bring it down
Alkalinity controller without reagent! Aquawiz | Reef2Reef Monitors alk and auto doses to maintain desired alk level Reagent is 20$ that last 2 months at 6 test a day Dosing solution is cheap to make DIY with sodium bicarbonate and water 50$ add on module adds monitoring for temp, salinity and orp
alk, mg and ca levels | Reef2Reef this is a 60 g tank 1 skimmer hob eshopps 60 lbs of live rock live sand for substrate 2 wave makers and 2 heaters little concerned about my levels for alk mg and ca alk - 420 mg - 1200 ca - 420 po 2 ph - 7 4 nitrites 0 nitrates 10 recommendations? I am using crystal reef by instant ocean
Pros and Cons of Alkalinity and Calcium Dosing Methods An overdose of the organic alk additives (e g , AFR) can drop O2 and will boost alk over the next day or so If it happens, maximize aeration Figure 7 Baking soda is a mainstay of DIY two part systems It starts as sodium bicarbonate, which can be used directly, or baked in a home oven to product sodium carbonate, which gives a higher pH boost
Alk 2part not dissolving when dosed | Reef2Reef The dosing is working and is bringing alkalinity levels up to where the the BRS calculator says they should elevate to but the flakes seem abnormal I am dosing both parts at the same time but in separate areas of the sump, although I have dosed alk by itself with the same results Does anybody have a reason why the solution would flake like it
How to dose all for reef | Reef2Reef - REEF2REEF Saltwater and Reef . . . I am typically a little lazy on testing you should probably test alk every 3-4 days once you have your daily afr amount "dialed" in, consumption will change as stuff grows so you will need to adjust I test once a week until I get a low test and then have to adjust and daily test to get back on track
High Alkalinity what does it really cause | Reef2Reef Understand that low alk can cause coral skeletons to melt and that affects the flesh on top but what happens if your alk is too high? Would assume you'd have coral growth that tissue might not be able to keep up with but how does that kill or affect corals? One other question is what really kills corals in an alk swing Thanks
Alkalinity Calcium dosing and consumption | Reef2Reef I just spend the extra time to keep my alk stable and whatever I am dosing for alk seems to be keeping ca in balance Calcium does not fluctuate much either so perhaps your dosing more bc its not in good ratio to your alk No matter my best effort to get ca to 440 it stays around 415 -420 when my alk is 8 0-8 3 Perhaps it precipitate
Ideal Alkalinity for SPS growth? | Page 2 | Reef2Reef I know that if my Alk is lower than about 7 5, my pH will drop below 7 65 If pH higher than 8 in the summer and 8 2 in the winter, alk is above 9 I never chase pH The main factors in controlling pH are alk level and dissolved CO2 I can’t control CO2 well in a house full of people so I accept lower pH and keep alk STABLE My corals don’t