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Again. Not trying to be that guy but you have to give a true representation of how you are dosing. If you just dose it into no flow by a power head then we can’t help.That was specifically for the picture. I have very mature colonies and corals. Flow is pretty high in DT.
Lol no man I don’t take it that way. I’m just saying if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. I dose into the sump via doser the same way I have for 4 years. Nothing has changed. It’s just all of a sudden issue.Again. Not trying to be that guy but you have to give a true representation of how you are dosing. If you just dose it into no flow by a power head then we can’t help.
Yes I can agree to that and will give it a try! I agree that I could need to dose more, but im saying I was testing to see if I could make it change and I couldn’t even get it to move when it’s supposed to raise dkh by 1I think you just need to dose more. And with a lower PH solution like randys 2 part, part 2.
48ml of b-ionic, is only 1DKH. Judging by your tank, it's not nearly enough, specially with those mature SPS colonies.
FWIW.....
Baking soda, and RO/DI is quite a bit cheaper. I buy the big bags you find in walmart in the pool section.
Did you get the information? I dont have the link but someone will if not the man himselfCan you provide the link or ingredients to his 2 part please?
An Improved Do-it-Yourself Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Supplement System by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com
BRS sells the ingredients, if you cannot otherwise locate suitably pure
would just need to by pharma grade calcium chloride from BRS for calcium part? and obv can find arm and hammer for alk
Thanks I didn’t see the calcium chloride anywhere close locallyDoesn't need to be pharma grade. Good purity is desirable, but food grade or ACS reagent grades are fine, and bulk (ungraded) may also be fine, just not carrying the same purity assurance.
Anyone recommend a reef calculator for Randy’s recipe?
http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.htmlAnyone recommend a reef calculator for Randy’s recipe?
But even adding 48mL on top of normal dosing amount this should have moved up 1dkh and it didn’t moveUmm, I think I see the problem. It's all that coral! I suspect that the reason you can't budge it over 6.1 is because that is the point where your colonies slow down their uptake. You have a super mature tank there (kudos!), and I suspect that you have not ramped up dosing as fast as it has grown in.
As others have said, dose more. You will find a point where it starts to rise and stops getting consumed. Yes, this will get expensive in 2 part supplies. If it starts to get cost prohibitive, a CaRx might be in order.
Dennis
Thanks as always Randy!
But even adding 48mL on top of normal dosing amount this should have moved up 1dkh and it didn’t move
What would you advise at my current situation to raise this in a safe manner?Demand rises as the alk rises. It takes more each day to maintain 8 dKH than 6 dKH. It is not a one time correction.
The problem is I can’t get it to 7 lol. I’m already dosing about 48mL daily via doser. Trying to add 48 more to get it above 7 currentlyThere's nothing wrong with 7 dKH.
If 48 ml a day doesn't keep it above 7 dKH, I'd increase it to 60 mL a day and see what happens. Maybe split half morning and half evening. Ih you want it higher, then dose even more.