2 Part Newbie

[randallino]

Originally Posted by reefwars

If you have to just boost naturally don't go more an a dkh per day , if you find out what you 25mls equals to in dkh youll be able to find out the daily dose by doing some math

Ok, so if I the dkh is dropping .4dkh per day dosing at 25ml would it be correct to say 25/.4 = 62.5 ml ? seems a little high

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by randallino

Ok, so if I the dkh is dropping .4dkh per day dosing at 25ml would it be correct to say 25/.4 = 62.5 ml ? seems a little high

I started off dosing 100mls/day in my 75g w/100g total
I eventually backed it off to 70mls/day for my balance

Now I tweak it every week, and the big 3 aren't all the same due to my mixing jug methods
So I adjust as needed on a weekly basis

[randallino]

Thanks gregzz4 and reefwars I appreciate all of your help. like I said I'm just little nervous starting something new.

[gregzz4]

Good luck and keep us posted

I too was hesitant when I started 2-part, but it's all good

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by randallino

Ok, so if I the dkh is dropping .4dkh per day dosing at 25ml would it be correct to say 25/.4 = 62.5 ml ? seems a little high

Nope it's not ,if your part a is soda ash you could be dosing as much as 150 if demand is high 60ml is a decent starting point but I would raise it to what you like first with manual dose then set your doser

I dose 40ml in a 40g tank and 175 ml in a 200g zoanthid system

[reefwars]

And your dkh is dropping .87 dkh per day if you take Account your 25mls dosed. Use a reef calculator to help find a starting point if you need to

[randallino]

Ok update time, Im dosing 35ml Alk, and 50ml Ca and my numbers are stable. Alk ~8-8.3, Ca 420, Mg 1320. Sps is doing fine growing well. Is it normal to have such difference between the Alk and Ca when dosing, I'm guessing that 15ml is not really a significant difference?

[hunggi74]

Good to hear your params are stable Randall. Let's see some of those pieces now!