Hello,
I was using trident and two programmed BRS dosing pumps that used Trident results to adjust dosing of Ca and Alk. Though there was some fluctuation, Ca and Alk were relatively stable (Ca = 465, Alk = 10 dkh). I do run a little Jebao pump just under where all my dosing falls in the sump to mix them. But I never felt confident in my improvised system, so I purchased a Neptune DOS pump to be able to have a reliable Trident controlled dosing system that I could "forget" about. But it has been over one week since I installed my DOS pump and enabled it to be controlled by Trident (following Neptune's directions), and my Ca and Alk both have continued to steadly decline. Ca is now at 400 and Alk at 9.5. I increased the daily amounts of Ca and Alk with no success. I am confident I now am dosing almost twice as much Ca and Alk than my mixed tank takes up. Something is off here and I can't tell what. I am thinking it could be that DOS is dosing Ca and Alk too close apart in time intervals and that is causing them to precipitate. Before, when I had the BRS pumps, Alk and Ca were dosed at 1-hr intervals apart. The DOS is dosing them in something less than 10-min apart. Any one has any ideas?
Many thanks!
I was using trident and two programmed BRS dosing pumps that used Trident results to adjust dosing of Ca and Alk. Though there was some fluctuation, Ca and Alk were relatively stable (Ca = 465, Alk = 10 dkh). I do run a little Jebao pump just under where all my dosing falls in the sump to mix them. But I never felt confident in my improvised system, so I purchased a Neptune DOS pump to be able to have a reliable Trident controlled dosing system that I could "forget" about. But it has been over one week since I installed my DOS pump and enabled it to be controlled by Trident (following Neptune's directions), and my Ca and Alk both have continued to steadly decline. Ca is now at 400 and Alk at 9.5. I increased the daily amounts of Ca and Alk with no success. I am confident I now am dosing almost twice as much Ca and Alk than my mixed tank takes up. Something is off here and I can't tell what. I am thinking it could be that DOS is dosing Ca and Alk too close apart in time intervals and that is causing them to precipitate. Before, when I had the BRS pumps, Alk and Ca were dosed at 1-hr intervals apart. The DOS is dosing them in something less than 10-min apart. Any one has any ideas?
Many thanks!