Hey folks
So my tank is developing great right now. It’s a 50gal DT with maybe 15 gals in the sump and i wanted to start dosing a little bit of Kalk to the water. I don’t think I actually need to dose quite yet as all my corals are small frags so they aren’t consuming alk or calcium at a high rate at all. But i wanted to mix a little into my top off water because my PH stays around 7.9 and i wanted to try and push that up to at least 8 if not 8.3 just to get the corals to grow better.
my calcium is 420
my alk is 9
my main question is: can I add a small amount of Kalk to my top off water to slowly start raising these numbers? I don’t have an ATO so I’m manually topping off. I’m topping off once a day At about a rate of one quart a day but am willing to top off more frequently to decrease the amount of Kalk I’m adding at a time. Could i possibly add a small amount like a half a teaspoon per gallon just to push the numbers up a hair?
thanks guys!
So my tank is developing great right now. It’s a 50gal DT with maybe 15 gals in the sump and i wanted to start dosing a little bit of Kalk to the water. I don’t think I actually need to dose quite yet as all my corals are small frags so they aren’t consuming alk or calcium at a high rate at all. But i wanted to mix a little into my top off water because my PH stays around 7.9 and i wanted to try and push that up to at least 8 if not 8.3 just to get the corals to grow better.
my calcium is 420
my alk is 9
my main question is: can I add a small amount of Kalk to my top off water to slowly start raising these numbers? I don’t have an ATO so I’m manually topping off. I’m topping off once a day At about a rate of one quart a day but am willing to top off more frequently to decrease the amount of Kalk I’m adding at a time. Could i possibly add a small amount like a half a teaspoon per gallon just to push the numbers up a hair?
thanks guys!