Hello. I have a 300 gallon tank with new soft and lps corals. I get natural sea water delivered for my water changes once a month. I noticed that alkalinity is about 6-7 and calcium was 370-420 from the NSW.
I plan to have my system on a 2 part dosing system that will maintain my tank at 8-12 dkh and my calcium at 450.
When I do the water changes once a month, will my dosing system bring the levels back into that range? Or do I need to do a big dose at the time of the water change? There’s no way to know the levels of the ocean water until it’s in the tank.
I think this is how dosing works: Once I dial the system levels at 8dkh, that means that the corals are consuming enough alkalinity to prevent it from going higher than 8dkh But if the levels are all of a sudden at 6dkh does that mean the levels will eventually climb back to 8dkh?
I can’t explain it, but I’m new to this chemistry.
I plan to have my system on a 2 part dosing system that will maintain my tank at 8-12 dkh and my calcium at 450.
When I do the water changes once a month, will my dosing system bring the levels back into that range? Or do I need to do a big dose at the time of the water change? There’s no way to know the levels of the ocean water until it’s in the tank.
I think this is how dosing works: Once I dial the system levels at 8dkh, that means that the corals are consuming enough alkalinity to prevent it from going higher than 8dkh But if the levels are all of a sudden at 6dkh does that mean the levels will eventually climb back to 8dkh?
I can’t explain it, but I’m new to this chemistry.