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So I have my apex trident testing and I will post an image of my results for you guys. My alkalinity has been sitting at 6.28. My apex has been saying it is usually at that measurement for the last month or so, ever since I set up the trident. But I just did a test with my Hannah tester and it...

Hey reefers I have a 3 gallon pico packed with euphyllia (it is a temporary tank, we are moving to a large waterbox in the next few months). Now in a tank this small obviously the fluctuations are a struggle, i test nightly and the ato keeps my salinity stable, cal and mag don’t move much...

Hi Guys, I've been testing my tank water for about a week and have recently introduced my first batch of coral - 4 small LPS frags along with a small Zoa frag into my tank this weekend. In the week leading up, I was told my Calcium was low by my LFS after I took my water in double check my...

Hello, I'm just looking for some input on dosing Phytoplankton alongside NoPox (N03-P04-X) each day? Trying to simplify my routine before I go on vacation so its easier for the interim caretakers. I don't think it would be an issue to dose at the same time but I'm just looking some reassurance...

So I just got trace colors from Red Sea, I am using about 52 ml weekly of calcium on my 200 gallon system, let’s just say 50 ml for this Scenario this week. Would I be correct to say that I would just dose at 5ml of each element this week? Would that be correct?? thanks in advance!!

Im about ready to start dosing saturated kalk to my 65 gallon reef. Really only need a single head, trying to decide between these 2 dosing pumps. My plan is continuous dosing at a very slow rate throughout the day. May try only at night. We will see. But which would you pick and why?

Hey all! I was trying to find some vynl or polyethylene 7/64 ID tubing for my Kamoer X1 pump... but the only stuff i could find that would fit is a micro fuel line... and its Polyurethane. I tried looking up some kind of SDS for this material and all I get is "micro fuel line is manufactured...

Can’t seem to find an answer. Getting ready to dose Flux RX in my 120 with sump. I bought the pack that treats up to 350 gallons. However, the instructions only start with dosing a 225 and goes up. How much should I dose for a 120? Half the does required by the instructions for a 250? Also, just...

Hello fellow saltines, My tank is still young (8 months now) and until about 6 weeks ago I had 0 phosphate and 5ppm nitrate. I started to get some hair algae and instead of just adding some snails I panicked and started doing manual removal by doing daily pulling and siphoning which of course...

just wondering is it possible to mix the red sea foundation abc liquids together to make a one part like all for reef or is it not a good idea.

Hi, Im thinking of upgrading to a larger aquarium and going from weekly water changes to monthly water changes with dosing. Im trying to figure out how much I would need to dose each week / day to get the right amount of each element (and then getting an estimate of how much it will cost me.)...

Hey everyone, so I’m trying to stabilize my parameters and get a good dosing schedule going but my calcium keeps rising and my alk keeps dropping pretty fast. I know that they are connected and that’s why that’s happening. My alk is currently around 10 dKH and my calcium 501ppm (trident system...

Hi everyone, I've got a kalk question. I want to eventually get a kalk stirer but it's out of my budget at the moment but I want to start dosing kalk because I dose 2 part and it's expensive, also my ph peaks at 8.1 but is not very stable so I want to get my average ph higher. Could I take some...

Hello. I have a 25g mixed reef tank (softies, lps, sps, nps, nems) and I was wondering what everyone was using as far as dosing alk cal and mag. I’ve been using the redsea foundation A B C for a while now but it has never been accurate in what i want to raise each element by so it’s a hit or...

So I have a 20g water box cube and my dkh drops about .2 per day. How much of the tropic Marin all for reef will increase it? But with all my rocks and coral it’s probably more like 17-18 gallons.

I have an very established 180 gal mostly Lps tank,and for example I have my alk dosing every other day 24 ml four times and 17 ml once, spaced from 7pm-2am. If I was to change my dosing pump to dose everyday with those same amounts just cut in half, would it swing my chemistry and cause...

Hi All I have a 2 year old 425XL SPS dominant tank. I currently use 16.8mL of Calc (RedSea Foundation) and 96mL of Alk (RHF's SodaAsh recipe) daily. PH runs from between 7.97 to 8.18. I want to increase PH to boost growth, so want to dose Kalk at night (and day if needed). My question is...

[updated Jan 24, 2022] I did a thing! I was reading over on another thread earlier today after searching for info on how much of something to dose after receiving a recent ICP-Analysis test. The issue was, my ICP Analysis tells me how much I need to dose to get to the target levels, but the...

I just got the trace color ABCD from Red Sea. My question is can I equally mix all four together in a separate bottle and dose it all at once using my Neptune doser? Or do I have to keep them separate and individually dose? Thanks in advance

I have a Red Sea 200xl and couldn’t find a dosing container that wasn’t huge or really expensive. Came across this website that 3D prints reef accessories and made my own little dosing setup out of the smaller Voss bottles. Don’t have a need for the third bottle as of yet, but I’ll think of...

So it's time to replenish my RHF 2-part solutions... I cook my new batch of baking soda, mix up the solution and am ready to refill my reservoirs. The new mixture is not going to be EXACTLY the same strength as my previous batch (human error, precision, etc) although it will be close. My...

hello guys I am currently in the process of deciding what dosing product I will be using. Actually I started with ATI Nano Essentials 2 Part. However, I dont think it is worth the money since the containers are pretty expensive per litre. What would you guys suggest dosing? I do have a 20g...

Hi everyone! Need some help diluted trace elements properly. I'm heading out for a week, and have been dosing an AIO trace element at 0.3 ml daily. If I dilute at 1ml of trace element, to 7 ml of RODI, this would be correct? Or 2ml to 14ml if need larger amount. Any issue with liquids separating...

Hi Everyone, I recently had a spin test done on my reef tank, its generally ok parameters but some can definitely use a little boost. My PH is 7.8 , nitrates are 4 , salinity is 1.025 , phos 0.2, Calcium 365, magnesium 1191, Alkalinity 6.1. I purchased the red sea line of calcium, alk and...

My apex calcium and magnesium seem to be fluctuating a good bit without any dosing. The only thing I have needed to dose is alkalinity and that's spot on to my hanna checker. Calcium is hard for me to reference against another test as my hanna is all over the place and my eyes don't do colors...