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Old 06-23-2011, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by chris121277 View Post
wow your tank is stunning!!

Great work man, not sure if it's been asked yet, but what is your dosing regime like? do you run 2 part with a dosing pump?
I make up my own 3 part. In 1 gallon jugs I mix the following:

1gallon 3 once of kent turbo calcium
1gallon 4 once of baked baking soda
1gallon 6 once of mag cholride

I dose the calcium and alk in the mornings in equal parts. I have a very high demand so i go through a lot of it. A one gallon jug of cal or alk last me about a week. At the end of the week I test the levels to make sure they are in line. If they are a bit high then I will cut back a bit and if they are two low I will dose a bit more. I try to keep my alk at 8DKH and my calcium at 420ppm.

I am not as strict with magnesium, I dose it randomly and a rarely test it. The corals are not as sensitive to magnesium levels. I aim for 1300ppm but anywhere from 1100-1500ppm will keep them happy.
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