got my 2 part kit from bulk reef supply! (help please)
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It's normal for the Mg to have a hard time dissolving.
I'd say run a set of tests, then use the reef chemistry calculator to get the corrections you neeed. Add half what it tells you, then re-test in a couple of hours. If the numbers came up as expected (half way to your targets) then add the other half and re-test after a while. Once you get to your target levels, re-test the next day and make corrections (keeping track of how much you added). Repeat this process each day until you have a steady dose worked out. From there you can drop back to testing weekly or so.
I'd say run a set of tests, then use the reef chemistry calculator to get the corrections you neeed. Add half what it tells you, then re-test in a couple of hours. If the numbers came up as expected (half way to your targets) then add the other half and re-test after a while. Once you get to your target levels, re-test the next day and make corrections (keeping track of how much you added). Repeat this process each day until you have a steady dose worked out. From there you can drop back to testing weekly or so.
stingythingy45
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No need to panick.Mag is one of those parameters that doesn't do a whole lot if you over dose.
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MPevine11
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i added the calcium.
but the ALK instructions read
"Instructions
Fully dissolve the Soda Ash in RO/DI or distilled water. Slowly add the solution to high flow areas of the tank and avoid directly blasting corals with the concentrated solution. Recipe 1 will Significantly increase PH. Although this is temporary it is important to monitor pH closely during your initial raise and avoid raising the PH more than 0.20. Do not increase alkalinity levels more then 0.5meq/lt or 1.4 dKh per day so be sure to spread the suggested dose out accordingly."
should i spread it out like instructed or slowly throughout today?
but the ALK instructions read
"Instructions
Fully dissolve the Soda Ash in RO/DI or distilled water. Slowly add the solution to high flow areas of the tank and avoid directly blasting corals with the concentrated solution. Recipe 1 will Significantly increase PH. Although this is temporary it is important to monitor pH closely during your initial raise and avoid raising the PH more than 0.20. Do not increase alkalinity levels more then 0.5meq/lt or 1.4 dKh per day so be sure to spread the suggested dose out accordingly."
should i spread it out like instructed or slowly throughout today?
I dose mine daily since the Bubble Magus has the pumps, but I dont think its necessary to do daily. Mag drops pretty slowly. I think most people dose it up around 50-100ppm once it drops that much. So see what your starting mag is, get it to an acceptable level that you want to run it at. Then test every week or so and see how fast it drops and then figure out how much you need to replace that. I dont think you need to dose mag daily though, you will be dosing pretty small amounts as it doesn't drop much. The thing with dosing by hand is that as your corals grow you will need to dose more and more. Right now im dosing 170ml of CA/ALK every day, and I dont even think I have that much coral. So you will need to spread out your doses or it will be too much all at once.
frank180reef
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How much water do u have ? that u dose 170 ml daily
btw I find I am shoveling the mag in as I do a lot of water changes (mostly planned lol)
100g total, a few colonies and many small frags. I was dosing 130ml a day and everything started to drop so I had to raise it.
Also, MPevine11 you should check out this thread on reefcentral, some good reviews and its relatively cheap
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1938900
Also, MPevine11 you should check out this thread on reefcentral, some good reviews and its relatively cheap
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1938900
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