This might be a long winded question but here it goes…
So I have been dosing 2 part for the past few months using only 1 BRS 1.1ml doser for ALK and manually dosing Calcium as needed. For ALK I have been using Baking Soda, as I am also using kalkwasser in my ATO. I have my doser being controlled by my apex and dosing around 55ml per day starting at 11am and ending at 4pm. ALK has been fairly stable around 8dkh and Calcium around 415-425.
This week I decided to switch to the BRS Soda Ash as my ph has been dropping below 8 at night, even with the KALK. So I set my doser to dose from 9pm - 5am. So far this week my ALK has been dropping from 7dkh - 7.5dkh.
I have been testing my parameters at around 5pm. So when I was dosing the baking soda, I was testing soon after my daily dosing was done. Now when I test for ALK, my doser has not even started yet.
The question I have is this, Should I change when I test to get a more accurate reading, or keep testing at 5pm? Is there a better way to keep the ALK more stable throughout the whole day or is this just the normal consumption rate?
I am adding another doser today for Calcium to dose daily to keep things more automated. I have planned to run that doser from like 11am-4pm to dose an equal amount of calcium.
I am trying to get my ALK stable at around 8dkh again and I have been slowly dosing around 4o ml more per day in addition to 60ml from my doser.
Thanks for the help.
So I have been dosing 2 part for the past few months using only 1 BRS 1.1ml doser for ALK and manually dosing Calcium as needed. For ALK I have been using Baking Soda, as I am also using kalkwasser in my ATO. I have my doser being controlled by my apex and dosing around 55ml per day starting at 11am and ending at 4pm. ALK has been fairly stable around 8dkh and Calcium around 415-425.
This week I decided to switch to the BRS Soda Ash as my ph has been dropping below 8 at night, even with the KALK. So I set my doser to dose from 9pm - 5am. So far this week my ALK has been dropping from 7dkh - 7.5dkh.
I have been testing my parameters at around 5pm. So when I was dosing the baking soda, I was testing soon after my daily dosing was done. Now when I test for ALK, my doser has not even started yet.
The question I have is this, Should I change when I test to get a more accurate reading, or keep testing at 5pm? Is there a better way to keep the ALK more stable throughout the whole day or is this just the normal consumption rate?
I am adding another doser today for Calcium to dose daily to keep things more automated. I have planned to run that doser from like 11am-4pm to dose an equal amount of calcium.
I am trying to get my ALK stable at around 8dkh again and I have been slowly dosing around 4o ml more per day in addition to 60ml from my doser.
Thanks for the help.