Tetra84
New member
Hey reef chemists..
Got a question for you guys, so i'm trying to figure out the calcium and Alk balance of my tank based on the demands of what I have right now..
I started dosing Kalk at a rate of 3 tsp per 5 gallons last week, I've been testing the calcium and Alk levels and this is what i've got the last 5 days:
Date / Alk / Cal
9/6 9.1 405
9/6 9.2 440 (did calcium correction this day)
9/7 9.1 435
9/8 9.1 430
9/10 9.1 415-420
Mag levels around 1500
as I can tell, it's loosing about 5ppm in calcium a day with my current rate of 3 tsp per 5 gal of ATO water. I guess I should up the dose to 5 tsp per 5 gallons and keep testing? What i'm wondering is why over the last week has the Alk also not really declined?
Got a question for you guys, so i'm trying to figure out the calcium and Alk balance of my tank based on the demands of what I have right now..
I started dosing Kalk at a rate of 3 tsp per 5 gallons last week, I've been testing the calcium and Alk levels and this is what i've got the last 5 days:
Date / Alk / Cal
9/6 9.1 405
9/6 9.2 440 (did calcium correction this day)
9/7 9.1 435
9/8 9.1 430
9/10 9.1 415-420
Mag levels around 1500
as I can tell, it's loosing about 5ppm in calcium a day with my current rate of 3 tsp per 5 gal of ATO water. I guess I should up the dose to 5 tsp per 5 gallons and keep testing? What i'm wondering is why over the last week has the Alk also not really declined?