Red Sea, Triton, Tropic Marin have a complete dosing regiment based on 2-part dosing and achieving ionic balance.
Originally I went with Triton method and the simplicity that I can dose based on Alk. With my GHL KH Director, I was easily able to ULM the whole thing.
However, due to high indoor CO2, I want to switch up to a Kalkwasser based dosing regime.
The best solution I came up with with some help from these forums was:
1. Kalkwasser (ca/alk/ph)
2. Brightwell Magnesion-P (Mg)
3. Tropic Marin K+ Elements (Barium, Boron, Chrome, Cobalt, Iron, Copper, Manganese, Nickel, Strontium, Zinc)
4. Tropic Marin A- Elements (Bromine, Fluorine, Iodine, Lithium, Molybdenum, Selenium, Vanadium)
When the tank demand is high enough where Kalkwasser can't keep up with Ca/Alk, I'll add 2-part or Tropic Marin Carbocalcium.
For my Kalk complete 4-part, I would like to ULM it with automation. If I make the assumption that trace elements are consumed relative to Ca/Alk (ala Triton). I should be able to use my PH probe, Salinity Probe, and KH Director to fully automate dosing.
The rough formula for TM All for Reef is 140g of Carbocalcium, 12ml of Bio-magnesium, 800ml RODI, and 100ml TM A-, and 100ml of TM K+. This amounts to 8000mg/L of Ca, 1360mg/L of Mg, and the TM recommended balance of trace ions/elements (which should be good enough).
Since Kalkwasser is 800mg/L Ca or 10% of the TM All for One formula concentration, for each ml of Kalkwasser, I should dose .01ml of TM A-, .01ml of K+, and .006ml of Magnesion-P (which is mixed to a recommend solution strength of ~22.7 mg/L of Mg).
Checking my math dosing 10 liters of my 4-part would give us 8000mg of Ca, 100ml of each TM Elements, and 60ml of Magnesion-P Solution (1362mg Mg). Looks right.
Automation will consist of incremental dosing of above when ph is below 8.4, Alk is below 8.5, salinity is above 1.024, and sump is below max water hight. Otherwise, it will dose either RODI water if salinity is above 1.024 or ASW if salinity is below 1.024.
A kalk stirrer and 1 liter dosing container should allow me to minimize maintenance.
Advice sought:
1. Is there a better supplement combo for dosing that gives ph boost as well as all the major/minor ions/elements?
2. Are my dosing calculations right?
3. Can the Magnesion-P, TM A-, and TM K+ be combined into a single additive?
4. Any way to make this more ULM?
Originally I went with Triton method and the simplicity that I can dose based on Alk. With my GHL KH Director, I was easily able to ULM the whole thing.
However, due to high indoor CO2, I want to switch up to a Kalkwasser based dosing regime.
The best solution I came up with with some help from these forums was:
1. Kalkwasser (ca/alk/ph)
2. Brightwell Magnesion-P (Mg)
3. Tropic Marin K+ Elements (Barium, Boron, Chrome, Cobalt, Iron, Copper, Manganese, Nickel, Strontium, Zinc)
4. Tropic Marin A- Elements (Bromine, Fluorine, Iodine, Lithium, Molybdenum, Selenium, Vanadium)
When the tank demand is high enough where Kalkwasser can't keep up with Ca/Alk, I'll add 2-part or Tropic Marin Carbocalcium.
For my Kalk complete 4-part, I would like to ULM it with automation. If I make the assumption that trace elements are consumed relative to Ca/Alk (ala Triton). I should be able to use my PH probe, Salinity Probe, and KH Director to fully automate dosing.
The rough formula for TM All for Reef is 140g of Carbocalcium, 12ml of Bio-magnesium, 800ml RODI, and 100ml TM A-, and 100ml of TM K+. This amounts to 8000mg/L of Ca, 1360mg/L of Mg, and the TM recommended balance of trace ions/elements (which should be good enough).
Since Kalkwasser is 800mg/L Ca or 10% of the TM All for One formula concentration, for each ml of Kalkwasser, I should dose .01ml of TM A-, .01ml of K+, and .006ml of Magnesion-P (which is mixed to a recommend solution strength of ~22.7 mg/L of Mg).
Checking my math dosing 10 liters of my 4-part would give us 8000mg of Ca, 100ml of each TM Elements, and 60ml of Magnesion-P Solution (1362mg Mg). Looks right.
Automation will consist of incremental dosing of above when ph is below 8.4, Alk is below 8.5, salinity is above 1.024, and sump is below max water hight. Otherwise, it will dose either RODI water if salinity is above 1.024 or ASW if salinity is below 1.024.
A kalk stirrer and 1 liter dosing container should allow me to minimize maintenance.
Advice sought:
1. Is there a better supplement combo for dosing that gives ph boost as well as all the major/minor ions/elements?
2. Are my dosing calculations right?
3. Can the Magnesion-P, TM A-, and TM K+ be combined into a single additive?
4. Any way to make this more ULM?