I have been using instant ocean salt for awhile now in my tank and my parameters are quite low. Dosing seems to cause more issues than it helps because the parameters will go up briefly and crash right back down. Im switching to red sea coral pro since it mixes to a more desirable alkalinity value. I thought that doing 20% water changes each day till I get to around 8.5-9.0 alkalinity would be a good idea since each 20% water change raises the alkalinity by around 0.7 dkh after each water change. It holds pretty well and I see a minimal decrease in alk and other parameters in the days that follow(Im only listing alk but calc and mag increase in a similar fashion). I figure once I get my parameters where I want them dosing will better maintain the parameters between water changes. Im also dealing with a GHA problem so I figure it will help that too. Is this a good idea? thanks
My parameters:
alk:6.7-7.0
calc:380-400
mag:1200
My parameters:
alk:6.7-7.0
calc:380-400
mag:1200