Hello,
I use BRS Calcium and Alkalinity powders. Problem is I never made solutions and just dose amount of powder I need mixed into some RODi water. I have been doing this since I started my tank and keep my goals (Ca 420, Alk 7-8). I really have not had any significant problems doing this. My tank is a SPS dominant tank and now the frags are taking off and I have mini colonies forming. I used to be able to dose 1 tsp of the BRS Sodium Bicarbonate daily to maintain my alkalinity. However now I am requiring 2.5 tsp daily to keep my goals between 7-8. I have relied on dosing by hand every day because I liked doing it this way as I knew I would never over dose. Now I am thinking about using a dosing pump.
Question is would I be ok to make a container with 35 tsp of sodium bicarbonate (for 2 weeks worth of dosing) with a certain amount of RODI water and dose it in appropriate daily intervals over the 2 week period? Is this an incorrect way to dose?
Thanks so much for your time
I use BRS Calcium and Alkalinity powders. Problem is I never made solutions and just dose amount of powder I need mixed into some RODi water. I have been doing this since I started my tank and keep my goals (Ca 420, Alk 7-8). I really have not had any significant problems doing this. My tank is a SPS dominant tank and now the frags are taking off and I have mini colonies forming. I used to be able to dose 1 tsp of the BRS Sodium Bicarbonate daily to maintain my alkalinity. However now I am requiring 2.5 tsp daily to keep my goals between 7-8. I have relied on dosing by hand every day because I liked doing it this way as I knew I would never over dose. Now I am thinking about using a dosing pump.
Question is would I be ok to make a container with 35 tsp of sodium bicarbonate (for 2 weeks worth of dosing) with a certain amount of RODI water and dose it in appropriate daily intervals over the 2 week period? Is this an incorrect way to dose?
Thanks so much for your time