ALL-FOR-REEF STARTED AND KH DOWN TO 7.0

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I have been dosing the recommended beginning dose of All for Reef for four days. my DKH was at 8.5 when I started and begin losing .1 per day. When I refreshed my CO2 media, the DKH begin dropping two or more points per day. I read it takes a while for the biological reaction to occur that replaces the alkalinity and calcium. Should I up the dosage of all for reef or continue the dose, the same amount, and supplement with alkalinity and calcium, and then raise the offer recent dosage in accordance with the directions
 

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You probably know this, but it's a confusing way to write that the alk does not usefully show up before the formate in AFR is acted upon biologically to product bicarbonate (which is the desired endproduct and is detectable by alk test). Calcium is unaffected by any such process.
 

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