pictures of sps tank dosing two-part?

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Can you guys share a picture of your sps tank where you are currently dosing calcium and alk and not using a calcium reactor?

Im debating whether I should buy a calcium reactor or not. Im using bionic and dosing 120 ml of each component a day. I dont really mind dosing it everyday, but Im wondering if I will get better results in my sps if I had a calcium reactor instead? For testing, my parameters are pretty stable. Please advise and share. Thanks
 
Mike: I recently was debating whether to buy a Ca reactor or not. Decided not too, at least for right now.

I am currently dosing Randy's DIY 2 part Ca and Alk supps manually (those and kalk as well). Cost-wise, this has been very efficient. Bought the dowflake for Ca online & baking soda for Alk at the grocery. I'm going to get a litermeter to automate the dosing. That will be an expense (probably equal to a Ca reactor setup), but I am thinking once set up, it will be very easy to maintain (as would a Ca reactor).

hth,
rob

here's my 90g, which is approx 4 months old:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k10/robert_lou/90-FTS.jpg
 
wow thanks for sharing. Im getting good corraline growth and avg growth on the corals and colors. I hope to get a picture up soon.
 
i agree whith seattlerob it works really well the only thing is the time it takes to dose look into the balling method simalar but another highly effective way to dose for ca alk
 
I dose Randy's 2 Part. Tank pic is at 2 years.

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Twin Medic dual doser with Randy 2 part here....have been doing this for a couple of months now....I like it.

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8134945#post8134945 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MikeEe
kirsten what time of day do you dose???do you pour it into the main tank or the sump?

:eek1:very nice
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I mix the washing soda part in my auto top off and that keeps the ALK steady 24/7. The CA I dose at night. Easy.

Thanks.
 
Re: pictures of sps tank dosing two-part?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8133988#post8133988 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MikeEe
Can you guys share a picture of your sps tank where you are currently dosing calcium and alk and not using a calcium reactor?

Im debating whether I should buy a calcium reactor or not. Im using bionic and dosing 120 ml of each component a day. I dont really mind dosing it everyday, but Im wondering if I will get better results in my sps if I had a calcium reactor instead? For testing, my parameters are pretty stable. Please advise and share. Thanks
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For a 100g tank with a mod-heavy coral load, a 2-part will be much more expensive in the long run, then there's the manuel drudgery of having to add it every day, so I'd suggest investing in a dosing pump, like a LM3 (mine was $600). It would be much cheaper and less time consuming to just get a calcium reactor
 
Re: pictures of sps tank dosing two-part?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8133988#post8133988 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MikeEe
Can you guys share a picture of your sps tank where you are currently dosing calcium and alk and not using a calcium reactor?

Im debating whether I should buy a calcium reactor or not. Im using bionic and dosing 120 ml of each component a day. I dont really mind dosing it everyday, but Im wondering if I will get better results in my sps if I had a calcium reactor instead? For testing, my parameters are pretty stable. Please advise and share. Thanks
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You won't get better results because they are adding the same thing as long as your adding the two part in equal portions. But you can get a dosing pump from http://www.reefdosingpump.com/ for less than $200 and switch to Randy's two part.
 
For those using Randy's Two Part.

Can you say what you are using (I'm using Dow Flake & Arm & Hammer Baking Soda) and how much do you dose per day or week.

CA - Dow Flake (Still up in the air as to how much. Looks like around 70 ounces per week. Dosing 1/2 twice per week. CA is at 420ppm.

Alk - I mix the one gallon as per the recipe - then pour it into a 10 gallon container with RO Water. Dosing pump set on 40ml/hour keeps my alk at 7.8 DKH.
 
the problem i have had with the 2 part is the alk part not mixing well.. I use recipe 1 and always have undisolved baking soda no matter how hard I shake that thang!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8138155#post8138155 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by poknsnok
the problem i have had with the 2 part is the alk part not mixing well.. I use recipe 1 and always have undisolved baking soda no matter how hard I shake that thang!
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Just boil the water first and dump the baking soda in while its boiling. But be careful with silverware because it will take tarnish off them. I just use the same pot and a big plastic spoon.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8137424#post8137424 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hef
For those using Randy's Two Part.

Can you say what you are using (I'm using Dow Flake & Arm & Hammer Baking Soda) and how much do you dose per day or week.

CA - Dow Flake (Still up in the air as to how much. Looks like around 70 ounces per week. Dosing 1/2 twice per week. CA is at 420ppm.

Alk - I mix the one gallon as per the recipe - then pour it into a 10 gallon container with RO Water. Dosing pump set on 40ml/hour keeps my alk at 7.8 DKH.
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I do about 40ml a day for both but my corals haven't grown in yet. It was more when I had a sandbed. I base my dosing on my alk consumption.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8137424#post8137424 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hef
For those using Randy's Two Part.

Can you say what you are using (I'm using Dow Flake & Arm & Hammer Baking Soda) and how much do you dose per day or week.

CA - Dow Flake (Still up in the air as to how much. Looks like around 70 ounces per week. Dosing 1/2 twice per week. CA is at 420ppm.

Alk - I mix the one gallon as per the recipe - then pour it into a 10 gallon container with RO Water. Dosing pump set on 40ml/hour keeps my alk at 7.8 DKH.
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Hef: I also use dowflake & baking soda (baked). My target numbers are Ca=425ppm, Alk=9dKH. This is how much I'm dosing (both recipe #1):

90g (in addition to kalkwasser drip):
Ca: 140ml/day
Alk: 114ml/day

45g (with very rare kalkwasser drip):
Ca: 72ml/day
Alk: 42ml/day
 
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