Hi folks,
I'm a new (and so far very happy!) aquaforest user. I've been using just the reef salt for a couple of months now with great results.
Recently, I made the decision that I was going to switch from BRS 2 part to Aquaforest calcium and Alkalinity buffer. Just want to confirm a couple of things on that
First off I typically use 1 gallon dosing jugs, on the calcium I noticed it says 13 tablespoons of calcium and 2.4 tablespoons of magnesium - I want to confirm 1) that the magnesium is needed, this wasn't mentioned by the vendor I purchased from, so I'll have to get some. Also - assuming thats true, for the .4 of 2.4 are folks just using a bit less than half a tablespoon or is there a better way to measure?
Same goes for the alkalinity, I see its 1.28 cups per gallon, are folks just estimating a bit over 1.25 cups or what are you using to get accurate measurements? I haven't seen too many measuring cups .1 cup graduations
Finally, I'd love to know what other Aquaforest products I should be looking at for my mixed reef / frag system with a decently heavy bioload. (its around 185 gallons of total water volume tied together with a shared sump).
Appreciate the feedback!
I'm a new (and so far very happy!) aquaforest user. I've been using just the reef salt for a couple of months now with great results.
Recently, I made the decision that I was going to switch from BRS 2 part to Aquaforest calcium and Alkalinity buffer. Just want to confirm a couple of things on that
First off I typically use 1 gallon dosing jugs, on the calcium I noticed it says 13 tablespoons of calcium and 2.4 tablespoons of magnesium - I want to confirm 1) that the magnesium is needed, this wasn't mentioned by the vendor I purchased from, so I'll have to get some. Also - assuming thats true, for the .4 of 2.4 are folks just using a bit less than half a tablespoon or is there a better way to measure?
Same goes for the alkalinity, I see its 1.28 cups per gallon, are folks just estimating a bit over 1.25 cups or what are you using to get accurate measurements? I haven't seen too many measuring cups .1 cup graduations
Finally, I'd love to know what other Aquaforest products I should be looking at for my mixed reef / frag system with a decently heavy bioload. (its around 185 gallons of total water volume tied together with a shared sump).
Appreciate the feedback!
any idea on what percentage difference between brs and AF as far as amount to dose? I do about 30ml a day of brs 2 part at the moment, I was thinking of starting af about 20% lower and monitoring / adjusting... But that's just a guess. 
