Blind dosing of Component A, B, and C?

[chcgregg]

Hi,

I have purchased the 2L containers of Component A, B, and C. I have a heavily stocked SPS system and I am dosing a 2 part Calcium and Alkalinity supplement I have made myself. I ran a calcium reactor prior to dosing hence why I bought these products.

Is there any directions of these products to dose based on known Calcium consumption? The 25ml a week for 500 litres seems a bit vague, as it only assumes average coral planting, instead of a relative known stoichiometric dosage of calcium.

My system is consuming 17ppm of calcium a day, and it's equivalent stoichiometric alkalinity.

So, can you tell me exactly how much to dose based on this information? I have invested the money into this product without knowing this vital information, as I don't want to under, or overdose.

Regards,
Callan

 

[Anirban]

Hi Callan,
It is hard to say how much your system will consume each of the element based on Ca consumption.Every system has different need. I would suggest start dosing them half the recommended dose and then after a month of observation increase dose accordingly.