Tropic Marin All for reef dosing calculations

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

If your alk target is lower, lowering the dose is fine. If you alk target is near or above your current value, you might reduce the dose and add some sodium carbonate for alk. That said, 529 ppm calcium is fine.

 

[fullinfusion]

If your alk target is lower, lowering the dose is fine. If you alk target is near or above your current value, you might reduce the dose and add some sodium carbonate for alk. That said, 529 ppm calcium is fine.

I was shooting for 9 dkh. In your opinion would you continue dosing AFR but at a lower dose just so things don't bottom out. I understand how the formate works by using bacteria and basically to keep the system rolling... would it make more sense to just lower the dose and carry on, or stop dosing for a couple days and let the numbers drop?

My thinking is or rather my perception I should say on the product is, I don't want to stall out the bacteria conversion or am I looking at it totally the wrong way?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I'd lower the dose a little and see what happens over a week or two, which should lower alk, then if calcium continues to climb, reduce it more and replace it with sodium carbonate.

 

[fullinfusion]

I'd lower the dose a little and see what happens over a week or two, which should lower alk, then if calcium continues to climb, reduce it more and replace it with sodium carbonate.

Thank you I'll do that and see what happens. I really do appreciate all your help there Randy.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

You're welcome

Happy reefing.