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I keep ca and alk in line with kalk in my ato. I use one leveled teaspoon per gallon and it seems to hold my numbers.
I use instant ocean salt.
[…]I researched some of the best tanks and tried to replicate the most common things which were carbon dosing and gfo[...]
Also this probably explained why I thought my SCA-302 skimmer was crap because I wasn't getting that thick black gross skimmate. I'd get midly brown at best. I just put my skimmer back online today and within 12hrs I have a thin layer of pure black skimmate. Its probably now actually pulling some real excess nutrients! I'll keep it as conservative as I can and only aim for black.
The tank is to young for SPS corals. The tank is still going through swings. You haven't reached saturation yet. Your magnesium is low start raising that slowly and you will see a difference
[...]Also I have had some trouble recently with the kalk. I'm not sure if the evaporation is not consistent, or whether the kalk is sinking to the bottom and its getting a more concentrated dose? (I notice its darker at the bottom?). Any thoughts? Or should I really consider getting a few of the dosing pumps and do 2-part?