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To start I have a 40 B with a Triton Sapphire 24 Sump by Trigger. It got neglected due to life issues as well as schooling, time got short long story short I am trying to restore from a neglected state. I have put together a three week maintenance goal and wanted to hear what you guys think I am missing as well as what I should change. I am dealing with a algae issue but that can be handled with consistent water changes as well as better husbandry to nutrient export systems. What is not listed is going to be an addition to upgrade my 75 gpd to 150 gpd RODI which will tremendously help with WC's. I know the best course is avoidance of neglect and I have been trying. Enough with that, any ideas / tips for my current Road Map to restoration?
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10g a week in 4 weeks is not 100%. Its a dilution of 25% upon some formula. So you might end up putting in 100% new water but the removal of the old water will not be 100% prolly along the lines of 80%. If your looking for 100% do it off the bat.

Maybe while youre restoring the system, manually dose. At least until your params stabilize. Also test 2x week.
 
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10g a week in 4 weeks is not 100%. Its a dilution of 25% upon some formula. So you might end up putting in 100% new water but the removal of the old water will not be 100% prolly along the lines of 80%. If your looking for 100% do it off the bat.

Maybe while youre restoring the system, manually dose. At least until your params stabilize. Also test 2x week.
I wasn’t sure on doing a 100% wc but I figured with consistent 25% wc weekly it would would be beneficial. Okay I will manually dose with 2x testing
 

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If your just setting up the doser honestly do it for a week straight everyday at the same time. That way you can adjust for the level of consumption.
 

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