Dosing 2 out of 3 Balling bottles

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My tank is about 4 months old. I've recently started 10% water changes. Recently because I had really bad cyano and didn't want to feed it. Anyways, KH is 6 and Ca is 330. Is it a good idea to dose both od them from single solution bottles? Bottle 1: baking soda, bottle 2: pure CaCl2.
 

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My tank is about 4 months old. I've recently started 10% water changes. Recently because I had really bad cyano and didn't want to feed it. Anyways, KH is 6 and Ca is 330. Is it a good idea to dose both od them from single solution bottles? Bottle 1: baking soda, bottle 2: pure CaCl2.
I'm not sure I understand the question.

Normally there are 3 bottles for true balling method dosing.

Alk, Ca, and Mineral salt.

If you skip the Mineral salt you will end up with an excess of sodium and chloride compared to natural seawater.

If you are doing frequent water changes it won't matter too much in the short to medium term, but ultimately you will need to do a large water change to rebalance the chemistry.
 

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