Currently I'm dosing Kalkwasser and All For Reef to my tank, but I'm contemplating switching over to two part and I'm looking for feedback. It's not that I don't like the AFR, but I had it dialed in on my tank and my tank was relatively stable at around 7-8 dKH with 6 mL/day AFR and 1300 mL/day Kalkwasser for a month. Now over the last week and a half, my Alk has decided to climb to 9.1 so I began decreasing the AFR to get it dialed in again. The same happened on my old tank, stable and then all the sudden I had to start rapidly decreasing the dose. I've essentially cut the dose in half to 3 mL/day for the last week and it is just today starting to come down. I believe the decrease in demand is probably related to it being a newer tank and still getting stabilized.
I'm not sure that I am patient enough for All For Reef. I like to test my tank a lot because it is new and check Alk daily, but for it to take a week to see adjustments is more than I would like. It's also challenging because there isn't really a dosing calculator for AFR it's trial and error vs x mL = x dKH/ppm Calcium.
I'm thinking about getting the Tropic Marin balling kit and switching to two part and continuing the Kalkwasser for the pH boost. I feel like it may be easier to dose since the adjustments can be appreciated faster since I'm already doing daily Alk testing. I had planned to use the AFR on my 15 gallon tank, but since I decided to upgrade to a 60 gallon, maybe it's just not the best solution for what I want now. The only annoyance is needing more dosing pumps which I would need to get.
Thoughts?
I'm not sure that I am patient enough for All For Reef. I like to test my tank a lot because it is new and check Alk daily, but for it to take a week to see adjustments is more than I would like. It's also challenging because there isn't really a dosing calculator for AFR it's trial and error vs x mL = x dKH/ppm Calcium.
I'm thinking about getting the Tropic Marin balling kit and switching to two part and continuing the Kalkwasser for the pH boost. I feel like it may be easier to dose since the adjustments can be appreciated faster since I'm already doing daily Alk testing. I had planned to use the AFR on my 15 gallon tank, but since I decided to upgrade to a 60 gallon, maybe it's just not the best solution for what I want now. The only annoyance is needing more dosing pumps which I would need to get.
Thoughts?