Dosing Question?

grubsnaek

grubsnaek

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i recently purchased a dosing kit for Alkalinity ,Calcium, Magnesium...
I currently only need to dose calcium and magnesium. my alk is alittle high. i have a 125DT with a 55g sump. total water volume. say 160 gallons. so when i go to dose. should i be dosing the 125DT or dosing the entire system (160g)?????
 
geoj

geoj

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Dose based on the total water volume and keep notes it will help in the long run.
 
coraljunky

coraljunky

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I use a log to calculate how many ml my tanks need. Start dosing a small amount and gradually increase until your desired levels are reached.
 
coraljunky

coraljunky

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What brand are you using, what are your current params, where do you want your params to be? I have a dosing calculator online.
 
grubsnaek

grubsnaek

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ESV is the brand name.... my params are
Alk=4.80
Cal=380 (roughly)
Mag= no test kit. so not trying to dose this until i purchase a kit....
where i would like them to be.....(average)
Alk=3 (around about)
Cal=400 (idealy)
Mag= 1200-1300 (i think this is common level)
Edit: im an nervous about this dosing process, cause i do have a decent amount of corals. so dosing is pritty much a curtainty. so i want to get this right. unfortunately for me i am much better seeing someone else dose, then me do it. rather than heres the bottles and the tank, go get em champ.......
 
grubsnaek

grubsnaek

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calcium calculater worker the alk did not....but thats telling me what i should add to get to my desired level? i think thats what it meant!
 
coraljunky

coraljunky

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The calculator only figures to increase, not decrease. It will also tell you the proper balance of alk and calcium. 425ppm cal/3.2meql alk(for example)
 
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