Raising Alk.

[hunggi74]

Originally Posted by The Guy

are you dosing manual or using a doser?

Just manually every night.

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by hunggi74

Just manually every night.

Point of info, alk & cal should be dosed at different time slots. I was told by J&L to do one in the am and one in the pm, I'm using TLF 2part and dose Sundays & Thursdays at 15 ml for each manually and my levels pretty much right on. I check the mag level when I do my water changes and if any adjustments are required it's added with the new water.
Hope this helps. Cheers

[hunggi74]

Thanks Laurie, I'll try dosing one in the AM and one in the PM to see if it helps raise my alk up or not. If not, can I still dose 2part and supplement with baking soda? Honestly, tank is doing so well that I'd hate to start messing with it too much and create more problems than solutions. Just worried about my alk being at 7 is all. Not much leeway there lol

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by hunggi74

Thanks Laurie, I'll try dosing one in the AM and one in the PM to see if it helps raise my alk up or not. If not, can I still dose 2part and supplement with baking soda? Honestly, tank is doing so well that I'd hate to start messing with it too much and create more problems than solutions. Just worried about my alk being at 7 is all. Not much leeway there lol

I am no chemistry expert but would suggest you raise your alk slowly to the level you want. Give J&L a call and talk to John or Jeff they will steer you in the right direction for sure. I usually talk to J&L regarding water chemistry and they have always given me the answers I need. Good luck.

[Myka]

Skip a day of dosing Part A, and double dose part B (dose one in morning, dose two in evening). Re-test day after. Do it again if needed. You don't have to dose equal parts all the time. The idea is to get it balanced and dose equally, but sometimes you need to adjust.