I’m noticing my salinity trending downard over the past week: 35.0 a week ago to 33.5 today
Prior to last week, I was dosing 2-part via Neptune DOS. ATO = Tunze Osmolator 3155. This set up worked out great, but I could never get ph to 8.3. I read this might be because I run carbon to help alleviate any anemone chem warfare (so far, so good, but also haven’t tried not running carbon).
Last week, I switched from dosing two-part to dosing BRS Kalkwasser Via an Avast Kalkstirrer / Neptune DOS. Mix = 2 tsp per gallon RODI water. Found that 150 mL over 24 hours has me at:
Alk = 9.95-10.2
Ca = 430-440
Mg= 1200-1220
Salinity has been dropping slowly from 35.0 a week ago to 33.5 today and I’m hoping to get back to a steady 35.
24 gallon, mixed reef (LPS, SPS, Bubble tip anemones, fish, cuc).
I realize this has something to do with RODI coming from both the Kalk stirrer and the ATO container. Is there a trick to balancing this out?
Or should I be dosing something else? If so, what’s recommended? I have one open DOS pump, so ideally it would just be one additional item to dose.
Thanks so much for any help!
Ps- I‘ve always stuggled with math, so you may have to speak waaaaaay down to me
Also, feel free to direct me to a different area of the forums, if this doesn’t belong here. I jumped into here after a search found several responses associated with the same keywords I was trying. Unfortunately I didn’t see any posts from reefers with similar issues.
Prior to last week, I was dosing 2-part via Neptune DOS. ATO = Tunze Osmolator 3155. This set up worked out great, but I could never get ph to 8.3. I read this might be because I run carbon to help alleviate any anemone chem warfare (so far, so good, but also haven’t tried not running carbon).
Last week, I switched from dosing two-part to dosing BRS Kalkwasser Via an Avast Kalkstirrer / Neptune DOS. Mix = 2 tsp per gallon RODI water. Found that 150 mL over 24 hours has me at:
Alk = 9.95-10.2
Ca = 430-440
Mg= 1200-1220
Salinity has been dropping slowly from 35.0 a week ago to 33.5 today and I’m hoping to get back to a steady 35.
24 gallon, mixed reef (LPS, SPS, Bubble tip anemones, fish, cuc).
I realize this has something to do with RODI coming from both the Kalk stirrer and the ATO container. Is there a trick to balancing this out?
Or should I be dosing something else? If so, what’s recommended? I have one open DOS pump, so ideally it would just be one additional item to dose.
Thanks so much for any help!
Ps- I‘ve always stuggled with math, so you may have to speak waaaaaay down to me
Also, feel free to direct me to a different area of the forums, if this doesn’t belong here. I jumped into here after a search found several responses associated with the same keywords I was trying. Unfortunately I didn’t see any posts from reefers with similar issues.