spscrazy
Well-Known Member
hi all
hope someone can help me with this to keep my alk ph calcium correct I add 1 tsp kent tech CB, a little less than 1/4 tsp brightwell alk 8.3 kh buffer and 1 tsp seachem reef complete calcium. I have a 3.5g bucket that I keep the top off water in & aerated. I was told not to mix in the ph/alk while aerating because it would elevate my co2 levels (don't know if that is right so to be safe I just don't add anything to the water) I add the calcium to the tank in a high flow area slowly then wait 5 minutes I add the ph/alk stuff to the 3-4 qts of r/o topoff water mix & add it over 4 hours or so I have some Mrs Wages & if I have been reading right I can add this to the bucket & not have to do all this other stuff. if I have read right I add 2 tsp of Mrs wages per gallon of water in my bucket. so here comes the questions do I aerate the water for 24 hours then add the Mrs wages & then stop aerating & use a powerhead. I know I have to let the Mrs wages settle before using the water but how long? how do I figure how much of the limewater to use to replace the dosing I am now doing? I know this sounds confusing so I hope someone here can help me sort this out.
hope someone can help me with this to keep my alk ph calcium correct I add 1 tsp kent tech CB, a little less than 1/4 tsp brightwell alk 8.3 kh buffer and 1 tsp seachem reef complete calcium. I have a 3.5g bucket that I keep the top off water in & aerated. I was told not to mix in the ph/alk while aerating because it would elevate my co2 levels (don't know if that is right so to be safe I just don't add anything to the water) I add the calcium to the tank in a high flow area slowly then wait 5 minutes I add the ph/alk stuff to the 3-4 qts of r/o topoff water mix & add it over 4 hours or so I have some Mrs Wages & if I have been reading right I can add this to the bucket & not have to do all this other stuff. if I have read right I add 2 tsp of Mrs wages per gallon of water in my bucket. so here comes the questions do I aerate the water for 24 hours then add the Mrs wages & then stop aerating & use a powerhead. I know I have to let the Mrs wages settle before using the water but how long? how do I figure how much of the limewater to use to replace the dosing I am now doing? I know this sounds confusing so I hope someone here can help me sort this out.
