Dropping 1 DKH per day

[badAZZlars]

I used to have to add 130ml/day to a full SPS 125 gallon so that seems reasonable. I think your 9 clams would be the biggest cause of the drop.


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[kien]

Perhaps also check your magnesium. There is a relationship between the two where by Alk can be difficult to maintain if magnesium is low.

[LeanneP]

I just had to recently start dosing too and I have a 90 gallon and was having to add 60 ml a day and even more now. Make sure you are adding calcium too if you are adding alk. I didn't realize I had to dose both to keep it balanced until I started doing more reading. I have a doser now and love it. I can go away the weekend and it is all taken care of.
Leanne

[ReEf BoSs]

I have a 30 gallon cube that drops about 1 per day also, pain in the butt. calcium is always good from the water changes. Never check magnesium but will be soon.

[riceboy]

yep i'm dosing about 120ml of alk a day to keep it stable, i forgot to press the run button on my doser for 3 days and it dropped to 5.3 lol, but no harm was done

[jordsyke]

same with me, dose only alk, my calcium and magnesium levels are always above recommended. I think it is the biopellet / vodka/ gfo combo that does it but everything looooks dope

[MarkoD]

Thanks for the reply everyone

[untamed]

Originally Posted by jordsyke

same with me, dose only alk, my calcium and magnesium levels are always above recommended. I think it is the biopellet / vodka/ gfo combo that does it but everything looooks dope

I don't think that is a strategy that will work over the long term...

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by kien

Perhaps also check your magnesium. There is a relationship between the two where by Alk can be difficult to maintain if magnesium is low.

+1 proper mag level is helpful to keep alk & cal levels steady. I try and maintain 1350 mag at all times, IO salt has a lower mag level and I always dose additional mag to water changes.