WMAS Discussion Forum : 2-part dosing amounts

2-part dosing amounts : I dose 30 ml of recipe 1 alk into...

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:20:46 +0000

Author: Dionysus
Subject: 59937
Posted: December 20 2012 at 12:20am

I dose 30 ml of recipe 1 alk into my 29 gallon tank.

2-part dosing amounts : The sps pieces I have are getting...

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:54:36 +0000

Author: 96slowbra
Subject: 59937
Posted: December 19 2012 at 11:54pm

The sps pieces I have are getting pretty big. Aquatic dreams double checked my test and the numbers were identical.

2-part dosing amounts : Even if you don't have a...

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:53:14 +0000

Author: wickedsnowman
Subject: 59937
Posted: December 19 2012 at 10:53pm

Even if you don't have a ton of sps coraline algae can eat up that stuff pretty quick.

2-part dosing amounts : if you don't have that many...

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:16:49 +0000

Author: suiso man
Subject: 59937
Posted: December 19 2012 at 8:16pm

if you don't have that many sps what is taking it the clam? I know somebody that doesn't do dosing at all just does a water change every 30 days and has no problem growing lps at all. Are you sure your test is right?

2-part dosing amounts : No matter what I do, after 1 week...

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:56:20 +0000

Author: 96slowbra
Subject: 59937
Posted: December 17 2012 at 8:56pm

No matter what I do, after 1 week my calendar falls below 400 and alk daily sits at 9.8. I went from around 50ml daily to 92.5ml daily and still cal falls and alk stays constant.
Salinity is still right on and mag is at 1320. I'll dose it up to 1450 over the next 24 hours then test again.

2-part dosing amounts : Update:I left 2-part system running....

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 20:36:38 +0000

Author: 96slowbra
Subject: 59937
Posted: November 03 2012 at 8:36pm

Update:
I left 2-part system running.
Dosed 4 ounces 2x daily mag
Dosed 4 ounces 2x daily of cal
Dosed 2 ounces 1x daily of alk
Mag 1400
Cal 450
Alk 9.8

2-part dosing amounts : As mentioned above the dosing...

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:17:52 +0000

Author: 96slowbra
Subject: 59937
Posted: October 29 2012 at 6:17pm

As mentioned above the dosing has been going well for over 6 months. Every other month or so I did a single manual dose to keep my calcium at 450, but other than that it stayed perfect. I am very consistent with my tank maintenence and anyone that has seen it knows I have never let it go. I just got a little lazy with additional dosing... I'm blocks away from aquatic dreams, so i'll swing by tomorrow and have them double check my parameters too. In the meantime I will increase mag to 1400, as suggested, keep dosers running, and manually dose cal/alk over the next week. I will probably dose minimal amount of alk, just to stop it from getting consumed by calcium.

2-part dosing amounts : I agree with you...it's ok....

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:03:22 +0000

Author: ReefdUp
Subject: 59937
Posted: October 29 2012 at 6:03pm

I agree with you...it's ok. Hehheh. Just thought I'd give a different perspective. :D

2-part dosing amounts : Agree to disagree I suppose ...nonetheless,...

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:55:43 +0000

Author: bur01014
Subject: 59937
Posted: October 29 2012 at 5:55pm

Agree to disagree I suppose ...nonetheless, I shared my perspective, so will call it quits for now

2-part dosing amounts : Bur - Although I'm arguing...

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:24:34 +0000

Author: ReefdUp
Subject: 59937
Posted: October 29 2012 at 5:24pm

Bur - Although I'm arguing with you, I'm really only doing it to play devil's advocate. I dose...it's no big deal to me. But, it's not for everything, so I'm just playing the other side.

Ultimately it's up to him as he has to find what works for him. He did mention he neglected his tank for a while...which supports the dosing routine (although we all know we shouldn't dose if we don't test.) Yes, it's good to learn dosing, but <10% a month on water changes isn't a lot...he could probably stand to bump up the frequency a bit. He would probably notice more benefits from increased water changes (less nitrates/phosphates, more stable trace elements, etc.) than he would from keeping his Alk within +/-1dkh.

1. 1ml/gallon/day is not a lot. When I was dosing 300ml each of alk/ca/mag on my little 40g...THAT was a lot. 1ml/gallon/day can usually be fixed with more frequent water changes. A tank stocked like his shouldn't need dosing yet...except maybe if the clam is growing a lot right now...or he just doesn't feel like doing water changes.

2. He's chasing parameters with dosing right now, so how is continuing this a good thing? Not all reefkeepers have to dose. Yes, it's good, and it's ideal...but it's not for everyone. The amount of testing required up front, the calculating, the extra supplies (which some significant others frown upon), etc may not be worth the hassle. Caps don't tolerate low alk well, but they can handle swings between water changes to some extent. We aren't talking about a fully stocked Acropora tank with the rarest of the rare.

3. More frequent water changes are not going to hurt anything. Again, it's not going to maintain alk 100% perfectly steady, but it'll be close enough to probably not cause problems for a while.

4. Agree completely.