Dosing Question
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Matt1997
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Reefsupplies bulk calcium chloride and soda ash. The 10 gallon mix lasts me around 2 years on a 150 gallon tank at 50ml per day.
Damn , ok so is that pre mix or you buy it mix it yourself and good to go ?
Also may be silly but I never ordered something. From the states lol , is there duty on that stuff ?/ fair price to stuff up here , love that site just never pulled the trigger yet
calli
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Just about to switch over from ESV to the bulk.
comes in a bag (powder) mix into a jug. I might start at mixing about 1 litre first.
Remember, it’s soda ash and the ph is 11+ on it so I am planning to dose 1ml per hour opposite hour as the calcium into a high flow area of the sump.
comes in a bag (powder) mix into a jug. I might start at mixing about 1 litre first.
Remember, it’s soda ash and the ph is 11+ on it so I am planning to dose 1ml per hour opposite hour as the calcium into a high flow area of the sump.
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Matt1997
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Mix in RO water. Reefsupplies is in Quebec 
Mix in RO water. Reefsupplies is in Quebec
Wow I was thinking of bulk reef supplies.. lmao I feel real dumb now , thanks Matt!
Matt1997
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High pH for sure but I have not noticed an effect in mine. 50ml in a 180 gallon tank would be 0.007% of the volume. Any pH change would be corrected in waterchanges
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Kalkwasser for your alk and calcium, then just manually dose mag when needed with any liquid brand
Matt1997
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No it’s not. He’s just pointing out that Soda ash has a high pH.
Matt1997
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Do you use kalk in you ATO?
Shooter000
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Yep, 4years and still the same pump to, knock on wood
Matt1997
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How large of a system? Keeps up with the demand well?
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44g sps dominant, 20% water change weekly as well, but yes I use about the max dosage you can do with kalk, and have a decent evaporation rate to keep up, but alk usually drops first before calcium, so I use a higher alk salt
calli
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I thought about using kalk at one point but I like how simple 2 part is for me. I know kalk is easy too but I worry about having to deal with evaporation changing and how much it would muck my calculations.
Shooter000
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I dont calculate, once I got the number down close I havent changed a thing, no clue what any of my numbers are, never test, I evaluate with water change and health and colour of coral,I'm just a loose canon though, dont trust me,,, butttt, the proof is in the pudding they say and not to float my own boat but my pudding is bitch'n,
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We need to start a no test club. Lol. I have the same mantra. Change your water and pay attention to what your coral and algae are telling you!!
K.I.S.S and patience.
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I don't own a test for anything, well a refractometer and thermometer, so ya I guess I test. Water change weekly, change my media every two weeks, filter socks weekly. I only keep softies and zoa, as long as they are all open and growing I'm good.