dosing help - Page 2

lastlight · #11 08-20-2010, 02:31 AM

I've never really taken the time to read how each param affects the other. I just bring levels up to ideal with my chems and keep guessing with my doses in small increments starting from a very small amount and test at the end of the week. Then I adjust.

Dosing daily should be the most stable method. I currently in my 34g bring mag up to normal in my Reef Crystals (other 2 levels are higher than target) and dose alk and calcium with a syringe in set amounts. Once in the morning (an hour between each) and once in the evening (also an hour inbetween).

I have been slowly increasing levels that I dose every week or two as demand ramps up so usually I'm just a little off with alk and calcium since I'm trying to guess the right dose but that amount changes as demand rises too. I'm very close and some weeks I get the exact targets when I test.

Captainhemo · #12 08-20-2010, 06:17 AM

[quote=lastlight;542747]I've never really taken the time to read how each param affects the other. I just bring levels up to ideal with my chems and keep guessing with my doses in small increments starting from a very small amount and test at the end of the week. Then I adjust.

Dosing daily should be the most stable method. I currently in my 34g bring mag up to normal in my Reef Crystals (other 2 levels are higher than target) and dose alk and calcium with a syringe in set amounts. Once in the morning (an hour between each) and once in the evening (also an hour inbetween).

What does your Reef Crystals salt test at for Mg before bringing up the levels ?

lastlight · #13 08-20-2010, 06:29 AM

1100 I think.

All I know is I have to toss 100mL of the BRS magnesium solution into a 5g pail of new water. My target is 1400.

bkelly · #14 08-20-2010, 12:23 PM

I have just cycled my 22 gal and had adjusted the water to correct parameters however with hardly any stock the KH and Ca are now testing low - so I see theres tons of new growth on the live rock - thats what i figure is the drain for my system right now.

makana · #15 08-25-2010, 03:23 AM

So I am now dosing calcium and alk daily. It seems I am loosing about 10mg/l of calcium /day.

Does that seem right considering I have one toadstool, 3 stalks of xenia, a sun coral, and 3 shrooms?