Alk Swings And Dosing.

[reeferkeeper420]

So ive recently noticed bleaching and dieing sps, so did some testing and found my alk was around 6.7.. does anyone know if the buffer tht comes with the red sea alk test is designed for raising alk? If so how do i determine how much to add...the instructions on the bottle are like reading arabic for me lol. Thanks.

 

[EricTMah]

Maybe take a pic of the product or provide a link to the product you have and I can help you determine how much you need.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

 

[reeferkeeper420]

http://www.redseafish.com/reef-care-program/reef_foundation_program/reef-foundation-b/

 

[reeferkeeper420]

I see the site kinda clears it up under the concentration part.. but would definately like an experienced opinion.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

And what do i do about dosing with no sump?

 

[curiousphil]

The key to figuring out how much to dose is the concentration at the top.

The concentration is 0.036 meq/L. Which means that 1 ml added to 25 gallons of saltwater will raise the dKH of the water by 0.1. Since your tank is 75 gallons, it would take 3 ml to raise your tanks dKH by 0.1.

Next figure out what level of dKH you want to bring your tank up to. You shouldn't do it faster than 0.5-1 dKH per day imo, so multiple that 3 ml dosage amount by 5 and you get 15 ml.

If you followed the dosing instruction on the label (58 ml) I believe it would raise your dKH by 1.93 (58/3*0.1). If someone else could confirm my math it would be much appreciated... maybe I'm way off?

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Thanks, appreciate it. Now can i dose the dt? Is there anything i have to watch for if dosing the dt. I have no sump.

 

[curiousphil]

Should be fine if you do it slowly

 

[matti2uude]

Dose into a high flow area.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Yeah im shooting it right into my MP40

 

[EricTMah]

I'd test again tomorrow and see if what you dosed today did anything and before calculating what to dose going forward for the next few days to get to your goal.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Yeah i tested right after my first 4.5ml dose. And didnt notice anything. I just dosed 20 mins ago ill test again to see if theres any change. How long does it take for the buffer to affect the water??

 

[EricTMah]

I wouldn't bother testing right away. I'd just test again before tomorrows dose.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

I already did lol. It was at 6.7 the first one and now appears to be at 7.1-7.2. Progress

 

[matti2uude]

Keep raising it slowly. I raised mine 1 dkh in a day and everything started to die.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Tested this morning and im at 7.6ish. :| do you guys think that was too fast? Do i continue dosing? Maybe cutting down to 3ml? Ill keep an eye on my corals and make sure there ok. Thanks.

 

[EricTMah]

I'd maybe skip dosing today and test it again tomorrow and cut the dosage down to 3mls. Keep a close eye on your corals. Make sure they're not stressed.

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[reeferkeeper420]

Alright thanks, appreciate all the help.

 

[EricTMah]

Np.

Have you tested your ca, mag, po4 and no3 lately?


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