Mixed it according to BRS directions. Have made several jugs at this point, so I'm pretty certain its not a one off mixing error
Just had the 4th round of alk dosing go in on the new schedule. I measured 15min before (7.4dkh) and 15min after (7.9dkh). Pretty much just bouncing around in the range I was already in. In the 4 doses there would have been about 160ml added to the tank. According to BRS calculator that should be enough to increase dkh by 3.0. So it doesn't look like dosing times alone was the issue. Gonna keep there alternating schedule once I resume dosing, but for now I'm going to turn it off completely.
When I was at my LFS they said up to about 2.0dkh swing would be fairly "safe" as a one time type of event rather than on going daily swings. One of the guys at the shop had a personal experience with a crash of about 4.0dkh and says nothing died, but obviously wouldn't recommend it. BRS seems to go with 1.4dkh is "safe" on a daily basis. I realize we all aim to minimize swings over the long term, cause stability is king. But in my situation - IF I get a rapid drop upon turning off my dosing pumps- how far do I let it go before I start dosing to keep it from dropping too far/too fast.
Just had the 4th round of alk dosing go in on the new schedule. I measured 15min before (7.4dkh) and 15min after (7.9dkh). Pretty much just bouncing around in the range I was already in. In the 4 doses there would have been about 160ml added to the tank. According to BRS calculator that should be enough to increase dkh by 3.0. So it doesn't look like dosing times alone was the issue. Gonna keep there alternating schedule once I resume dosing, but for now I'm going to turn it off completely.
When I was at my LFS they said up to about 2.0dkh swing would be fairly "safe" as a one time type of event rather than on going daily swings. One of the guys at the shop had a personal experience with a crash of about 4.0dkh and says nothing died, but obviously wouldn't recommend it. BRS seems to go with 1.4dkh is "safe" on a daily basis. I realize we all aim to minimize swings over the long term, cause stability is king. But in my situation - IF I get a rapid drop upon turning off my dosing pumps- how far do I let it go before I start dosing to keep it from dropping too far/too fast.