Like @Corgigirl, I use TMP and dose All For Reef (DIY formula) throughout the day and my Alk stays around 10dkh. For me, that is fine as I have an all SPS tank.
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Right. I get that the tank is more stable, but i'm wanting to know if you are matching your freshly mixed salt water to the tank water in terms of alkalinity..... I don't know if i'm am making sense, in my head I am, but sometimes I might not be explaining my self correctly...Like @Corgigirl, I use TMP and dose All In One (DIY formula) throughout the day and my Alk stays around 10dkh. For me, that is fine as I have an all SPS tank.
I'm curious, how much All-for-Reef do you dose in a day? I have a 69gallon tank, dose 25mls a day. Alk runs between 8.5-9 most of the time, slightly lower right after a water change...Like @Corgigirl, I use TMP and dose All For Reef (DIY formula) throughout the day and my Alk stays around 10dkh. For me, that is fine as I have an all SPS tank.
I don't dose anything for water changes - I change 8-9 gallons at a time. Alk drops a little right after the change, but not enough to bother anything that I can tell. I might drop to 8.2 right after a change. It's a whole lot easier than trying to dose 2 part, I'm definitely lazy . I see steady growth in all my SPS...as long as they're happy, I'm happy.Are you dosing anything into your mixing container before the water change? I am just wondering because if your tank is at 9.0 range and the pro reef salt typically mixes at 7.0 range that difference would drive your dkH down a little during the water change.....
I am really looking at all for reef for my 75g, because it would free up dosers in my cabinet and to be honest, I don't like to be mixing up all the alk calc and mag supplements.... maybe I'm just being lazy.
I have been dosing my mixing container to match my tank, been doing this for over a year of using pro reef salt.
Thanks,
Barnabie Mejia
30ml for 115 gallon total volume. Only frags and mini-colonies at this point, so no huge uptake yet.I'm curious, how much All-for-Reef do you dose in a day? I have a 69gallon tank, dose 25mls a day. Alk runs between 8.5-9 most of the time, slightly lower right after a water change...
No, I am only using the TMP as it is...no additions or adjustments. I'm not doing large water changes or I might would consider getting the levels closer.Right. I get that the tank is more stable, but i'm wanting to know if you are matching your freshly mixed salt water to the tank water in terms of alkalinity..... I don't know if i'm am making sense, in my head I am, but sometimes I might not be explaining my self correctly...