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Old 12-08-2011, 04:47 AM
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For every 20 ppm of calcium used, 2.8 dKH of alkalinity will be used up.

For an LPS system I find it can often be maintained by just using waterchanges with slightly higher values than you're aiming for. For example add a bit of cal/alk/mg as needed to achieve cal 440, 11 dKH, 1450 mg in the freshly mixed saltwater. Use this slightly saturated saltwater for 10-20% weekly changes and you may not need to dose the tank directly.
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