Testing regime

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Po4 .03

 

[Paul B]

KH, every day
Po4 twice a day,
Iodine Tuesdays
Mag the first of every month except on Leap Year.
Calcium, hourly
Phosphate 4:00PM.

OK, no I don't do any of that.

 

[Scotty333!!!]

I know I’m testing alot but my levels need stabilising and I’m having to put the gfp reactor on for an hour a day currently, was 1 and half as above it was dropping close to 0
Nitrates I’m not bothered about being at 4 I think the caluerpa and dsb is keeping them low
Alk, mag and calc because I’m waiting for my sps and clam to start using it and need to monitor so I can prepare to add a stirrer when it’s a feasible amount that 2 part dosing becomes expensive

 

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Calcium 545 so it’s in line with the small decrease in mag

 

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Today’s results

Salinity 1.026
Ph 8.3
Temp 26
Kh 8.5
Calc 545
Mag 1350
Po4 .03
Nitrate 3

 

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Rather than a weekly 30ml shot I’ll add it to my ato that takes a week to empty, should in effect keep nitrates at 3-4
Let’s see

 

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Todays results for icp comparison

Temp 25.5
Salinity 1.026
Orp 192
Ph 8.1
Calcium 545
Mag 1410
Nitrate 4-10 ( ran out of regent but constant )
phos 0.08
Kh 7.7

 

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Noticed something was off and kh was 7 so I’m dripping it back up to 7.7
May need a doser soon

 

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A bit crude yet but if I’m consuming .7 dkh in 2 days the I need about 6g per day of carbonate powder x7 = 42g per week , ato tank empties in 9 days so 54g per tank

 

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Kh 8 with 5g

 

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Kh 7.3
Po4 .15 ( reactor duration increased)

 

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Kh 7.7
nitrate 1.1

 

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Calcium 510

 

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Kh 7, dripping up to 7.7
30g of buffer added for 7 days, let’s see if it’s going to stabilise the kh , may need adjustment

 

[griss]

Refresh my memory, do you have a dosing pump for Alk?

 

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No mate , it’s gone in the ato

 

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Kh 8.7

 

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Calcium 500
Mag 1400 ( must be reading high)

 

[griss]

Remember hobbyist grade Mg test kits are known to be somewhat inaccurate.

 

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Kh 8.6