Dosing redsea kh/alk B how much

PeterEde · Mar 19, 2022

Instructions are vague

My tank is calculated at 120 liters/30gal
My dhk is measured at 7
PH measured at 8.3

The bottle I think says add 43ml.
Is that spread over a week.
So 6ml a day for 7 days until I reach my target of 8 dkh?

Thanks

blaxsun · Mar 19, 2022

I'd spread it over a week, yes. I'm not sure how much alkalinity you consume daily, so you may want to add a few extra ml every day to compensate. You probably don't need to test daily, but I'd probably test alkalinity every 2-3 days.

PeterEde · Mar 19, 2022

blaxsun said:
I'd spread it over a week, yes. I'm not sure how much alkalinity you consume daily, so you may want to add a few extra ml every day to compensate. You probably don't need to test daily, but I'd probably test alkalinity every 2-3 days.

Alk is a simple test atleast
I think 1dkh per day is ok to increase?
So can go a ml higher dose

HuduVudu · Mar 19, 2022

PeterEde said:
Instructions are vague

My tank is calculated at 120 liters/30gal
My dhk is measured at 7
PH measured at 8.3

The bottle I think says add 43ml.
Is that spread over a week.
So 6ml a day for 7 days until I reach my target of 8 dkh?

Thanks

This is one part of a two part. It is important that it is dosed with it's compliment.

You may also find that it won't raise your alk in a way that you expect if you dose it as a one part. If you decide to do this then it is really important that you water change to achieve balance.

monkeyCmonkeyDo · Mar 19, 2022

All of what's said sounds sound.
I'd test your water. Wait 24hrs. Test again. This will be about your daily consumption.
I like to individual dose brs product.
Alk. Cal. And mag.
D

PeterEde · Mar 19, 2022

monkeyCmonkeyDo said:
All of what's said sounds sound.
I'd test your water. Wait 24hrs. Test again. This will be about your daily consumption.
I like to individual dose brs product.
Alk. Cal. And mag.
D

I was dosing 20ml daily of seachem marine Buffer.
That held ph at 8.3 never went above while dkh would rise until I had it at 10.
I'll aim for 8 - 9 dkh.