Interesting Case

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by sphelps

The alk was dosed automatically throughout the day and the Ca was dosed all at once each day. While I agree dosing this much at once is a problem the main issue is the amount. Any tank should be able to handle a daily dose all at once provided it's not an overdose.

sorry was at work for the last two days.

it isn't that the tank can't handle it, but rather when you dump that much Ca in at once the sump Ca level is probably spinking over 1000ppm untill it gets mixed completly with the total volume of the system.. these levels cause percipitation hence the frequent cleening of the pumps.

as for the amount you will find that once you spread out the dosing in snaller amounts through out the day the consumption will drop due to less percipitating out of solution. his tank isn't realy using that much but his pumps are

PS. don't test and comeback saying he is not over 1000ppm it was just a number I grabbed out of think air to make the point but depending on the size of the sump it may be an accurat number or not.

Steve