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I'll give as much relevant information as possible, and then have some very specific questions at the end.
Tank is 150 gallons, with about a 25 gallon fuge that grows Cheato like the national debt, plus a Bashsea sump. I figure 150g total in my calculations.
Salt mix, currently Reef Crystals (but going to change to Tropic Marin when this box is empty)
Dosing BRS pharma pouch 2-part with BRS dosers.
Apex with DOS for Auto Water change, running at 6liters/day, which I figure is about 1%/day.
Parameter targets are pretty basic, SG 1.026, Alk 9.0, Ca 440
I'm currently running my Alk pump on the hour, 1, 2, 3, etc. and Ca pump on the half 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 24 hours/day.
Current issues: 2-part is raising my SG. I'm using about twice as much Alk as Ca, based on the time of my pumps. My New Salt Water barrel mixes to Alk 7.0 @ 1.026.
Question: Should I raise the Alk in my AWC barrel to 9.0? What SG should I mix it to in order to counter-act the effects of my 2-part dosing?
Thanks,
Michael
Tank is 150 gallons, with about a 25 gallon fuge that grows Cheato like the national debt, plus a Bashsea sump. I figure 150g total in my calculations.
Salt mix, currently Reef Crystals (but going to change to Tropic Marin when this box is empty)
Dosing BRS pharma pouch 2-part with BRS dosers.
Apex with DOS for Auto Water change, running at 6liters/day, which I figure is about 1%/day.
Parameter targets are pretty basic, SG 1.026, Alk 9.0, Ca 440
I'm currently running my Alk pump on the hour, 1, 2, 3, etc. and Ca pump on the half 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 24 hours/day.
Current issues: 2-part is raising my SG. I'm using about twice as much Alk as Ca, based on the time of my pumps. My New Salt Water barrel mixes to Alk 7.0 @ 1.026.
Question: Should I raise the Alk in my AWC barrel to 9.0? What SG should I mix it to in order to counter-act the effects of my 2-part dosing?
Thanks,
Michael