Hello all. I seem to be at the point where I need to start dosing. The past couple of weeks my alk has been dropping. 3 weeks ago Cal was around 430 and DKH was around 8.2. Last week before my water change I had dropped to 5, Cal was still on par. This week before my water change I am again at 5for DKH again but my calcium is saying I’m at 570. This is consistent with the sample I took to the lfs today. Ph is 8.1 as of right now. It usually runs 7.9 in the a.m. up too 8.3 in the p.m
I’m about to do my water change. Gonna be around 34 gallons since I need to clean the sump. I have liquid BRS sodium carbonate I can dose. I’ve read that I should dose 1:1 ratio Alk and Cal. Since my Cal is already high do I still need to dose 2 part or can I just dose alk and wait for the cal to drop then start doing the 1:1 ratio. Oh, Mag is 1450-1500. I would really appreciate the help/advice. I would like to start correcting this before I start losing livestock. Thanks all and Happy Reefing
I’m about to do my water change. Gonna be around 34 gallons since I need to clean the sump. I have liquid BRS sodium carbonate I can dose. I’ve read that I should dose 1:1 ratio Alk and Cal. Since my Cal is already high do I still need to dose 2 part or can I just dose alk and wait for the cal to drop then start doing the 1:1 ratio. Oh, Mag is 1450-1500. I would really appreciate the help/advice. I would like to start correcting this before I start losing livestock. Thanks all and Happy Reefing