Doser Help Needed (set-up)

[Arok3000]

Oh, I can see how that was misconstrued. I don't mean triple your current calcium levels, I mean keeping your mg at triple what your ca is.
For example, if your ca is 410, then you should be fine with mg around 1230. So a ca of 450 ppm aligns pretty well with mg of 1350 ppm.

[rhody605]

I use kein's build thread as a guide line. He did a great step by step write up.
I dose my alk late at night at a few different intervals. An dose calc in the morn over a few intervals.

Set your time first the. Go into timer mode press enter and then enter again to adjust the different timer settings.

I only use s4 speed setting.

Be sure to press save through all the screens otherwise the new settings wouldn't be saved.

Hope this helps.
If someone covered this already sorry for saying it again.

[TimT]

I prefer the Balling Method over the RHF Two Part as it allows your magnesium to be better controlled. IME one of the keys to maintaining a healthy reef is stability of all the parameters. Magnesium is important for allowing the calcium and carbonates to be maintained at the proper levels. It is also a very important mineral in biological processes of life. Therefore keeping it stable is something to strive for. Adding a dose of Magnesium once a week does not do this. Adding the Magnesium in with the two part solutions does not allow individual control of the Magnesium levels. There are times when the coral growth rates slow down or speed up. This can lead to Magnesium being too high or too low as the additions of Calcium and Carbonates increase or decrease.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by TimT

I prefer the Balling Method over the RHF Two Part as it allows your magnesium to be better controlled. IME one of the keys to maintaining a healthy reef is stability of all the parameters. Magnesium is important for allowing the calcium and carbonates to be maintained at the proper levels. It is also a very important mineral in biological processes of life. Therefore keeping it stable is something to strive for. Adding a dose of Magnesium once a week does not do this. Adding the Magnesium in with the two part solutions does not allow individual control of the Magnesium levels. There are times when the coral growth rates slow down or speed up. This can lead to Magnesium being too high or too low as the additions of Calcium and Carbonates increase or decrease.

I agree about mag, if you are saying small doses daily instead of once per week?