Alk and Cal consumption vs Coraline

[Bayareareefer18]

Hi guys recently I've noticed a large increase in my Alk and Cal consumption. With the amount of lighting I am running I wouldn't say I have extremely fast coral growth but definitely decent. What I have noticed the past few months is an explosion in coraline. Just looking for generalities here as I understand every system is different. Just curious how much of the daily consumption is attributed to the coraline growth

Just a quick background. Finished my first build end of March last year. Finished cycle mid June and started adding coral towards the end of June. All LPS thus far

Thanks

 

[NickC]

Booming coralline growth will absolutely consume a measurable amount of calcium and alkalinity in my experience. However, a tank packed with actively growing stony corals will consume much more.

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Booming coralline growth will absolutely consume a measurable amount of calcium and alkalinity in my experience. However, a tank packed with actively growing stony corals will consume much more.

Thanks for the reply. Coraline definitely is booming. As far as stocking currently all lps and a couple of montis

Was just curious how much the coraline plays into consumption. Have been doing a lot of daily testing to determine consumption and just when I thought I had it dialed it had drastically increased. Definitely not complaining though lol

 

[NickC]

It would be impossible to quantify how much the coralline is consuming vs. your corals, but the fact that you are dosing more is a good thing. As stuff continues to grow, and you keep adding coral, that trend should continue for awhile.