So you have used all for reef AND kalkwasser with good results and no detrimental effects?I have used both for about a year for the same reasons. Took a while to dial in but since then have had no issues.
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So you have used all for reef AND kalkwasser with good results and no detrimental effects?I have used both for about a year for the same reasons. Took a while to dial in but since then have had no issues.
Yes. Have to be a little patient because of the way AFR works but after that it is pretty easy. Have had several ICP tests and everything has been in line.So you have used all for reef AND kalkwasser with good results and no detrimental effects?
So you've had no imbalances and it's improved pH?Yes. Have to be a little patient because of the way AFR works but after that it is pretty easy. Have had several ICP tests and everything has been in line.
CorrectSo you've had no imbalances and it's improved pH?
So you've had no imbalances and it's improved pH?
Lol. I don't understand this hobby sometimes.Correct
Forgive me for sounding stupid, but the only silly questions are the unasked ones right? So...... Say you're dosing all for reef and let's say for argument's sake, with a constant maintained dosage your alk sits at 8dkh, magnesium at 1400 and calcium at 400 and all is stable. Then you start to dose kalkwasser in addition to the afr at a rate which sits right with your evaporation etc.Kalkwasser doesn’t cause imbalances, except very long term boosting of calcium if you maintain alk. It just doesn’t offset consumption of ions such as magnesium.
Forgive me for sounding stupid, but the only silly questions are the unasked ones right? So...... Say you're dosing all for reef and let's say for argument's sake, with a constant maintained dosage your alk sits at 8dkh, magnesium at 1400 and calcium at 400 and all is stable. Then you start to dose kalkwasser in addition to the afr at a rate which sits right with your evaporation etc.
I would assume your alk and calcium would begin to rise (as well as pH) so let's say after a given time your alk then rises to 9 dkh and calcium rises to 450 but your magnesium would stay the same (or possibly drop due to imbalance?)
Then in theory, kept at the same rate your cal and alk will continue to keep rising to undesirable levels? Or am I missing something?
Well I just mixed kalk n afr I really doubt I see any negative effects. Guess we'll see what happens
@Randy Holmes-Farley I just read this thread. Do you have a write up on how to use kalk within your 2 part mix? Does it matter if you are ballin' ? (Not like Zo..., lol)
Yes, it’s a problem. Among the things that will precipitate are magnesium hydroxide.
oh crap i mixed em together last night. to date ive been using kalk, but my trace was off so i swapped to all for reef, but then my ph wasnt as high so last night i was like imma mix em. hopefully thats not a problem. when i get home later tonight i can toss the mix if i have too...... that sucks i cant mix though. i dont even know what precipitates means.