New to dosing

[ke1023610]

So I’ve been dosing for a few weeks now, but my parameter keep fluctuating, how do you properly dose? Oh am I try to make water changes every week since my corals and fish create a lot of waste.

 

[LiLinka]

Getting a doser helps. Red Sea makes some good app controlled ones for reasonable prices.

 

[PeterEde]

So I’ve been dosing for a few weeks now, but my parameter keep fluctuating, how do you properly dose? Oh am I try to make water changes every week since my corals and fish create a lot of waste.

How old is your tank? What stock to require dosing?
A doser alleviates daily fluctuations as it doses a small amount at a given time per day instead of dosing a daily dose at one time.
I have a Kamoer dosing unit. Kamoer make medical dosers so if the medical industry trusts them I think aquarists can.

 

[Aquariumaddictuk]

So I’ve been dosing for a few weeks now, but my parameter keep fluctuating, how do you properly dose? Oh am I try to make water changes every week since my corals and fish create a lot of waste.

I have the readsea reefdose & it's a great unit.hanna checkers make dialling in a lot easier but there's no shortcut if you don't have a KH director etc.just keep testing at the same times of day & tweaking your auto doser until you hit desired stability.
It can feel a bit like trying to nail ice cream to a wall but persevere!

 

[TheBear78]

It can feel a bit like trying to nail ice cream to a wall but persevere!

I've not heard that one before but it's a very accurate comparison!!

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

really need more info, like, what are you dosing? What parameters are changing? How much are you dosing, how often? How ar you dosing? Tank age, size, and inhabitants help...

 

[exnisstech]

^^this.
I dose 2 part to three tanks and I don't have a dosing pump. A pump is not a must have IMO unless your dosing large amounts. For the nay sayers I've been manually dosing for several years with no issues. But as @LordofCinder stated you'll need to provide details.

 

[ke1023610]

How old is your tank? What stock to require dosing?
A doser alleviates daily fluctuations as it doses a small amount at a given time per day instead of dosing a daily dose at one time.
I have a Kamoer dosing unit. Kamoer make medical dosers so if the medical industry trusts them I think aquarists can.

^^this.
I dose 2 part to three tanks and I don't have a dosing pump. A pump is not a must have IMO unless your dosing large amounts. For the nay sayers I've been manually dosing for several years with no issues. But as @LordofCinder stated you'll need to provide details.

I've not heard that one before but it's a very accurate comparison!!

Getting a doser helps. Red Sea makes some good app controlled ones for reasonable prices.

So I do have a doser, and my tank is about 1 and 3 moths old didn’t need to use a doser since I had a few corals but now I have a lot of euphyllias, Tracy, nem, acan, zoas (which I just got a killer deal on OG Strats ) mushrooms