I have a Reefer 170 (43G) which over the last 4 weeks have average around 0.6dkh alk drop per day.
(sorry, very long winded, the question is at the bottom)
20% wc every 7-10 days
salinity 1.26
temp=26C
Mag is around 1350, after a 20% wc, its at 1400...
cal=450
alk=9.6
Red Sea Coral Pro salt.
I mostly keep LPS and softies with only 3 SPS frags (bird nest, 2 acro) and 2 monti caps.
SPS don't grow at all except for my montipora, they dont bleach, dont die but also dont grow.
I currently have to dose around 36ml every 3 days to keep alk around 9.6
Cal I sometimes check but I base it on 5 calcium per 0.7 Alk, so I dose 40ml every 3 days too.
Once doser arrives, I'll set it up to dose daily to maintain more stable parameters.
I am seriously thinking about upgrading to Reefer 350 just for the fish and more variety of corals and possible get Gigantea anemone but my reservations are at the amount of 2 part I would need.
I don't have easy access to BRS 2 part or the other bulk-supplied 2 part mixes.
Question:
I am thinking about using Kalk on top of 2 part only at night.
Does anyone do that?, have their doser does kalk mix into tank at night only?
work out how much RODI is used during night periods from their ATO then set doser to does that amount throughout the night thereby overriding the ATO.
thanks
(sorry, very long winded, the question is at the bottom)
20% wc every 7-10 days
salinity 1.26
temp=26C
Mag is around 1350, after a 20% wc, its at 1400...
cal=450
alk=9.6
Red Sea Coral Pro salt.
I mostly keep LPS and softies with only 3 SPS frags (bird nest, 2 acro) and 2 monti caps.
SPS don't grow at all except for my montipora, they dont bleach, dont die but also dont grow.
I currently have to dose around 36ml every 3 days to keep alk around 9.6
Cal I sometimes check but I base it on 5 calcium per 0.7 Alk, so I dose 40ml every 3 days too.
Once doser arrives, I'll set it up to dose daily to maintain more stable parameters.
I am seriously thinking about upgrading to Reefer 350 just for the fish and more variety of corals and possible get Gigantea anemone but my reservations are at the amount of 2 part I would need.
I don't have easy access to BRS 2 part or the other bulk-supplied 2 part mixes.
Question:
I am thinking about using Kalk on top of 2 part only at night.
Does anyone do that?, have their doser does kalk mix into tank at night only?
work out how much RODI is used during night periods from their ATO then set doser to does that amount throughout the night thereby overriding the ATO.
thanks