So after 19 months, I'm just getting into a little bit of dosing. I'm trying to keep Alk stable. I've been testing, and manually adding a little Red Sea Reef Foundation B to my sump. Started with Alk at 2.0 meq/l (5.6 dKH). Used a daily dose of 35ml for 6 days, and got up to 3.12 meq/l (8.7 dKH). I'm thinking that's a reasonable level. Other parameters are:
SG = 1.026
pH = 8.21
Ca = 430
Mg = 1400
NO3 = 8
PO4 = .04
Temp = 78F
ORP = 329
I test Alk with a Hanna Checker and have confirmed those results with the Red Sea Pro Alk Test Kit.
I've arrived at a daily 10ml dose of Red Sea Reef Foundation B to maintain the Alk level. I'm adding this dose manually at 9:00pm. I test every morning at 9:00am, Over the past 5 days, I've observed 3.12, 3.08, 3.08, 3.02, 3.12 Not perfect, but pretty close.
I'm collecting info as I consider automated dosing. Certainly, there will come a point where I'll need to dose other supplements. This leads me to two questions:
(a) Do my daily Alk tests (3.12, 3.08, 3.08, 3.02, 3.12) appear to be close enough or do I have too much variation ?
(b) Concerning Red Sea Reef Foundation supplements, do they need to be shaken or stirred on a regular basis ? Can they sit in an automated dosing setup for a week without shaking / stirring ? @RedSeaKev
Thanks !
---Frank
SG = 1.026
pH = 8.21
Ca = 430
Mg = 1400
NO3 = 8
PO4 = .04
Temp = 78F
ORP = 329
I test Alk with a Hanna Checker and have confirmed those results with the Red Sea Pro Alk Test Kit.
I've arrived at a daily 10ml dose of Red Sea Reef Foundation B to maintain the Alk level. I'm adding this dose manually at 9:00pm. I test every morning at 9:00am, Over the past 5 days, I've observed 3.12, 3.08, 3.08, 3.02, 3.12 Not perfect, but pretty close.
I'm collecting info as I consider automated dosing. Certainly, there will come a point where I'll need to dose other supplements. This leads me to two questions:
(a) Do my daily Alk tests (3.12, 3.08, 3.08, 3.02, 3.12) appear to be close enough or do I have too much variation ?
(b) Concerning Red Sea Reef Foundation supplements, do they need to be shaken or stirred on a regular basis ? Can they sit in an automated dosing setup for a week without shaking / stirring ? @RedSeaKev
Thanks !
---Frank