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I was hoping someone could give some insight/advice on how to best implement 2 part and kalk on my 100 gal tank.
I currently dose 2 part triton flex with my alk going in from 7p to 12a and my calcium dosed 1pm to 6pm. My alk stays at about 7.9 to 8.1 throughout the day. I have pH issues (7.9 with a co2 scrubber) so figured Kalk would be a good way to boost my pH without adding too much trace elements from triton.
I added a kalk reactor (my ato res is remote so don’t want to dose directly from there). I set it up to dose a half gallon of Kalk from 1a to 12p when my 2 part isn’t dosing.
I’m dosing 0.5 gal of kalk over that 11 hour time. My pH looks good at 8.1 and my alk is 8.4, but I don’t evaporate as much at night apparently as my water level is above my ATO slightly. I evaporate 1-2 gal per day.
Should I swap my 2 part and my kalk dosing times? Should I just dose Kalk 24/7? Is there any issue with Kalk going in at same time as 2 part? They dose into different sections of sump.
Thanks all for the advice
I currently dose 2 part triton flex with my alk going in from 7p to 12a and my calcium dosed 1pm to 6pm. My alk stays at about 7.9 to 8.1 throughout the day. I have pH issues (7.9 with a co2 scrubber) so figured Kalk would be a good way to boost my pH without adding too much trace elements from triton.
I added a kalk reactor (my ato res is remote so don’t want to dose directly from there). I set it up to dose a half gallon of Kalk from 1a to 12p when my 2 part isn’t dosing.
I’m dosing 0.5 gal of kalk over that 11 hour time. My pH looks good at 8.1 and my alk is 8.4, but I don’t evaporate as much at night apparently as my water level is above my ATO slightly. I evaporate 1-2 gal per day.
Should I swap my 2 part and my kalk dosing times? Should I just dose Kalk 24/7? Is there any issue with Kalk going in at same time as 2 part? They dose into different sections of sump.
Thanks all for the advice