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I’m assuming you just recently started dosing AFR?Anybody using all for reef notice your calcium and magnesium raise and the alk stays the same ? Any tips to keep it stable any help would be appreciated thanks.
This lag goes away and only returns when you go from a constant dose to adding more right? As the extra format needs time to be broken down? This means AFR is not a great for correcting low alk fast!I’m assuming you just recently started dosing AFR?
this is a very known “issue” that’s due to the fact that the calcium formate in it has to be broken down by bacteria in the tank to release the Alk portion, so you will generally see a “Lag” in the time it takes for the alk to start working. Usually within a week or so.
you can dose small amounts of baking soda in the mean time till the bacteria starts working.
Correct, it’s meant for maintaining levels rather than correcting/adjustingThis lag goes away and only returns when you go from a constant dose to adding more right? As the extra format needs time to be broken down? This means AFR is not a great for correcting low alk fast!
I’m assuming you just recently started dosing AFR?
this is a very known “issue” that’s due to the fact that the calcium formate in it has to be broken down by bacteria in the tank to release the Alk portion, so you will generally see a “Lag” in the time it takes for the alk to start working. Usually within a week or so.
you can dose small amounts of baking soda in the mean time till the bacteria starts working.