Nanoprincess
Member
Hello,
My tank is a 38 gallon. So far I have always tested with just the good ole parameter basic test.
Have never tested for calcium, magnesium, alkalinity
So I am purchasing that kit today.
I was reading about esv ionic duo kits and dropper machines..etc- overwhelming to me........overwhelming to me.
Since my tank is small. Let's say I need to bring up things..down things... What should I also purchase so I have this on hand if I test and calcium is way low, the magnesium and alk out of sync....????????
Basic and simple for me to do... Something that I don't have to convert..lol since my tank is the size it is. Is their anything you advise to get and keep under my tank stand? Something that you manually add in such as by the capfuls into my Rodi water and then pour in the back of refugium section on my innovative marine tank?????
I think if I understand this right. I plan to keep up with 10 g-water changes a week. But because I keep a fan on it now I loose a ton of water and add in Rodi every other day before its time to change the water- hence Iam pretty sure I could bet ya when I test my water out ( kit comes) I will be all over the place with off numbers.
Don't I follow first getting alk up????? If that number is low? Then do the calcium correction number or can I work on both at the same time? But never add more then a certain amount a day????
I want to have it on hand...if Iam paying shipping then I want to order what's might be needed on hand .
Or is it something I shouldn't have to worry about since I will be doing weekly water changes??? And tank is small?
Yet I have read that even people with nanocubes do all this adding calcium, alk,,,etc and do weekly water changes too.
I just assume with so much evaporation now..I just think maybe the stony corals I do have would need this???
Is their something I should I have on hand???? Easiest method without dose pump please. Dose pump..I don't want at this time.
Is the duo b ionic buffer calcium/ alk kit something that can be manually added to my Rodi water? If need be? If so would one know amount from the bottles? If I were to go that route. 38 gallon tank, but it only took (5-6) 5 gallon buckets to fill up the tank. When I drained tank and refilled.
Or should I just get 3 separate bottle..or what do you advise I get? And have on hand???
I just know when I test this water. Come back to you all with the numbers you all are going to say..you need to raise that alk, raise that calcium..etc and then I would say..what I do????? What do I order??? How do I do this??
This way I have it all on hand.
Thank you all for helping get this tank functioning the best it can.
Blessings
Carol
My tank is a 38 gallon. So far I have always tested with just the good ole parameter basic test.
Have never tested for calcium, magnesium, alkalinity
So I am purchasing that kit today.
I was reading about esv ionic duo kits and dropper machines..etc- overwhelming to me........overwhelming to me.
Since my tank is small. Let's say I need to bring up things..down things... What should I also purchase so I have this on hand if I test and calcium is way low, the magnesium and alk out of sync....????????
Basic and simple for me to do... Something that I don't have to convert..lol since my tank is the size it is. Is their anything you advise to get and keep under my tank stand? Something that you manually add in such as by the capfuls into my Rodi water and then pour in the back of refugium section on my innovative marine tank?????
I think if I understand this right. I plan to keep up with 10 g-water changes a week. But because I keep a fan on it now I loose a ton of water and add in Rodi every other day before its time to change the water- hence Iam pretty sure I could bet ya when I test my water out ( kit comes) I will be all over the place with off numbers.
Don't I follow first getting alk up????? If that number is low? Then do the calcium correction number or can I work on both at the same time? But never add more then a certain amount a day????
I want to have it on hand...if Iam paying shipping then I want to order what's might be needed on hand .
Or is it something I shouldn't have to worry about since I will be doing weekly water changes??? And tank is small?
Yet I have read that even people with nanocubes do all this adding calcium, alk,,,etc and do weekly water changes too.
I just assume with so much evaporation now..I just think maybe the stony corals I do have would need this???
Is their something I should I have on hand???? Easiest method without dose pump please. Dose pump..I don't want at this time.
Is the duo b ionic buffer calcium/ alk kit something that can be manually added to my Rodi water? If need be? If so would one know amount from the bottles? If I were to go that route. 38 gallon tank, but it only took (5-6) 5 gallon buckets to fill up the tank. When I drained tank and refilled.
Or should I just get 3 separate bottle..or what do you advise I get? And have on hand???
I just know when I test this water. Come back to you all with the numbers you all are going to say..you need to raise that alk, raise that calcium..etc and then I would say..what I do????? What do I order??? How do I do this??
This way I have it all on hand.
Thank you all for helping get this tank functioning the best it can.
Blessings
Carol