Simple question for everyone. For anyone that is performing auto-water changes, how are you finding a balance with your additives?
I am currently running Versa dosers and changing 10 gallons a week on my tank. With running Brightwell Marine NeoMarine salt, I regularly measure 6.6dKH on the newly mixed salt (advertised as 7.5dKH) and I am trying to maintain roughly 7.5 dKH in my display. Given most "highly" rated salt mixes run roughly 7-8dKH, but in my experience have been closer to 6.7-7.2 dKH (measured via Hanna), how is everyone managing their Alkalinity and other major components to keep things balanced? While it makes sense to me to find a salt mix that mixes at your desired Alkalinity, I am struggling to find a highly regarded salt mix that mixes real-world around my desired 7.5-8dKH and can maintain that for a month in a mixing container for my auto-water change system.
My alternative is that I can run Kalk or 2-part to calculate and dose the offset but it feels like I would just be throwing away money by pulling out the Alkalinity that either dosed product is putting in. So how do I avoid this battle or better yet, how is everyone finding the balance here?
I am currently running Versa dosers and changing 10 gallons a week on my tank. With running Brightwell Marine NeoMarine salt, I regularly measure 6.6dKH on the newly mixed salt (advertised as 7.5dKH) and I am trying to maintain roughly 7.5 dKH in my display. Given most "highly" rated salt mixes run roughly 7-8dKH, but in my experience have been closer to 6.7-7.2 dKH (measured via Hanna), how is everyone managing their Alkalinity and other major components to keep things balanced? While it makes sense to me to find a salt mix that mixes at your desired Alkalinity, I am struggling to find a highly regarded salt mix that mixes real-world around my desired 7.5-8dKH and can maintain that for a month in a mixing container for my auto-water change system.
My alternative is that I can run Kalk or 2-part to calculate and dose the offset but it feels like I would just be throwing away money by pulling out the Alkalinity that either dosed product is putting in. So how do I avoid this battle or better yet, how is everyone finding the balance here?