Photo and tank parameters below.
Started dosing about a month ago due to getting a Squamosa Clam, its currently about 4 inches. Tank is mostly LPS with a couple of montiporas. I'm continuously having to increase my two-part dosing. I'm currently dosing Alk + Calc ESV at 6ml a day. 1ml x 6 doses every 4 hours right into the sump. Alk and Calc dosing happens 1 hour apart from each other. I am not noticing any precipitate.
Current Parameters:
Alk: 8.5 dkh
Calcium: 430
Magnesium: 1350
Phosphate: 50ppb or 0.16
Nitrates: ~25
Ph: 8.15-8.30
Nitrates and Phosphates are a bit high I know, just started a refugium with chaeto 2 days ago to try to bring Phosphates and nitrates down.
Does the alk consumption seem normal?
Started dosing about a month ago due to getting a Squamosa Clam, its currently about 4 inches. Tank is mostly LPS with a couple of montiporas. I'm continuously having to increase my two-part dosing. I'm currently dosing Alk + Calc ESV at 6ml a day. 1ml x 6 doses every 4 hours right into the sump. Alk and Calc dosing happens 1 hour apart from each other. I am not noticing any precipitate.
Current Parameters:
Alk: 8.5 dkh
Calcium: 430
Magnesium: 1350
Phosphate: 50ppb or 0.16
Nitrates: ~25
Ph: 8.15-8.30
Nitrates and Phosphates are a bit high I know, just started a refugium with chaeto 2 days ago to try to bring Phosphates and nitrates down.
Does the alk consumption seem normal?