My biggest struggle right now is maintaining my alkalinity levels without constantly micromanaging my dosing pump. I use seneye to monitor my pH, which for the most part works well. I also use a co2 scrubber recirculating through my skimmer.
This is my PH from Sept 9 through today. Basically I monitor my pH day to day until it gets below a certain value, usually 8.05 and then replace my Co2 media. Problem is that after replacing my dosing demands goes up to around .3 dKH a day, and slowly decreasing in demand over 2-3 weeks until the average pH drops again. So im having to increase or decrease my kalk dosing every couple of days from 430ml 100% saturation to 360ml~ish over 2-3 weeks.
I've heard of using apex and a solenoid to utilize the co2 scrubber only to maintain a specific pH, but I don't have an apex.
Is there any other option to regulate my pH? Or would finding a balance where my alkalinity is stable over 3 weeks be a better alternative. Which is worse? pH swings or dKH swings.
Would switching to 2 part keep my pH swings more managable?
Any input is welcomed at this point I am frustrated trying to tweak my dosing schedule all the time.
This is my PH from Sept 9 through today. Basically I monitor my pH day to day until it gets below a certain value, usually 8.05 and then replace my Co2 media. Problem is that after replacing my dosing demands goes up to around .3 dKH a day, and slowly decreasing in demand over 2-3 weeks until the average pH drops again. So im having to increase or decrease my kalk dosing every couple of days from 430ml 100% saturation to 360ml~ish over 2-3 weeks.
I've heard of using apex and a solenoid to utilize the co2 scrubber only to maintain a specific pH, but I don't have an apex.
Is there any other option to regulate my pH? Or would finding a balance where my alkalinity is stable over 3 weeks be a better alternative. Which is worse? pH swings or dKH swings.
Would switching to 2 part keep my pH swings more managable?
Any input is welcomed at this point I am frustrated trying to tweak my dosing schedule all the time.