Salifert kh + ph buffer

[James butchart]

Hi

I'm just starting to getting into the whole dosing thing. My dkh is 6.7 and I'd like to raise it to 8.
My tank is 130L.
My question is how to mix a liter of salifert kh and ph buffer for a automatic doser and how much I should dose each day.

It says on the tub "every 10ml powder per 25 gallons will approximately increase the alkalinity by 1.2 meq/l. This corresponds to an increase in carbonate hardiness by 3.3 German"

If you guys can help that would be great.

Cheers

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Ph buffers are typically not recommended. Can lead to more problems than good. What is your ph? Bring up your dkh and see where your ph lies

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

You are looking for about a 1 dKH rise, so use 1/3 of that stated dose, or about 3 mL per 25 gallons of tank water. Dissolve it in fresh water before adding it.

 

[James butchart]

Thank you.

I'm also trying figure out how much product to mix with 1L of fresh water for my doser to dose 3ml.

 

[SeaDweller]

Thank you.

I'm also trying figure out how much product to mix with 1L of fresh water for my doser to dose 3ml.

Have you looked into making your own solution and dosing soda ash or baked baking soda to raise dkH? Or just use straight baking soda like I do sometimes. Randy has a well written article on some DIY stuff. Just looking at the conversions and what you're trying to accomplish makes me not want to use the product.

 

[James butchart]

I bought it last week and have already opened so cant bring it back and exchange it unfortunately. So I'd like to use it now instead of it going to waste.
Then I'll look into easier dosing options.

Get pet fish for kids she said, I never taught I'd get so sucked into this hobby.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Thank you.

I'm also trying figure out how much product to mix with 1L of fresh water for my doser to dose 3ml.

Well, that depends on how long you run the dosed and how much it delivers per minute.

 

[James butchart]

I found what I was looking for. I need 4 fl/oz of fresh water for 10ml of powder. So to make up 1litre of premix for a container I need 32fl/oz and 80mls of powder.