When to start dosing?

[RamsReef]

My Nano 20 gal is consuming .6 dkh per week. 7.8 -》7.2

Is this warrent enough to start dosing or is WC still fine.

Or Kalk?

Thanks

 

[bios]

Sps corals in your tank?
Anyway better is to maintain kh
I don't like kalk too much ph variations

 

[RamsReef]

Sps corals in your tank?
Anyway better is to maintain kh
I don't like kalk too much ph variations

Yeah my sps is starting to encrust.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Do you have an ATO? The easiest thing, if you have an ATO, is to add lime to your ATO container. You can simply pick up some Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime at Walmart and add 1 teaspoon per gallon to your ATO.

 

[RamsReef]

Do you have an ATO? The easiest thing, if you have an ATO, is to add lime to your ATO container. You can simply pick up some Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime at Walmart and add 1 teaspoon per gallon to your ATO.

Sooo kalk

 

[Broadfield]

How often do you perform a water change?

 

[redfishbluefish]

Sooo kalk

Well, if you're going to get technical on me, actually kalkwasser, once you mix lime with water! :rolleyes: :D

 

[RamsReef]

Weekly 15 to 25%

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

My Nano 20 gal is consuming .6 dkh per week. 7.8 -》7.2

Is this warrent enough to start dosing or is WC still fine.

Or Kalk?

Thanks

If the water changes are frequent enough and keep the alk high enough, then that's a fine way to go. But it may not for long with substantial corals. 0.6 dKH per week is very low demand. Many sps tanks are 50 times higher. :)

 

[RamsReef]

This is why I ask :)

 

[lion king]

Dropping .6 in alk over a week is no concern, how's your calcium. If you are relying on your wc, alk in you new water will need to be around 9 to keep your current level. If you can do this then weekly water changes are fine, providing your ca is in check also; mg will probably not be a problem. Again providing your are using a salt mix with the proper parameters.

 

[RamsReef]

Using AF reef salt its around 7.5 fresh.

Im not really tracking Ca

Probably should start tracking the other 2.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

IMO, there's no need to track calcium with such an alk demand. Calcium will match the salt mix and all salt mixes have adequate calcium. :)

 

[RamsReef]

IMO, there's no need to track calcium with such an alk demand. Calcium will match the salt mix and all salt mixes have adequate calcium. :)

Thats why I wasnt doing it. Lazy mostly, but well thought lazy.