WMAS Discussion Forum : Help with 2 part dosing http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:13:03 +0000 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=47786 <![CDATA[WMAS Discussion Forum]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Help with 2 part dosing : I ran my 125 for about a year...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407595&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407595 Author: laynframe
Subject: 47786
Posted: March 27 2011 at 6:10pm

I ran my 125 for about a year with 2 part, and I hated it!! My smaller cube is on one of tcfabs calcium reactors and once dialed in it maintains my alk and cal and i have hardly no ph swing too.  I just got tired of dosing and ordering the two part. I even had two dosing pumps on timers to dose my tank. I love your tank by the way. I think your tank would really benefit from a calcium reactor, specially when those sps bad boys get big lol]]> Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407595&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407595 <![CDATA[Help with 2 part dosing : I have added more than 2 liters...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407590&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407590 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 47786
Posted: March 27 2011 at 5:43pm

I have added more than 2 liters per week of both Alk and Ca in my coral farming years ago which involved just over 100 gals.

Each reef aquarium eats minerals at different rates. Some tanks need Ca more than Alk, but most eat Alk faster than Ca.

Spacing the additions of Alk and Ca can be made within a minute of each other. One component must simply disperse before the other is added.

When the additions of Alk and Ca become too much trouble a hobbyist may choose to install a Calcium Reactor.


Edited by Mark Peterson - March 27 2011 at 5:44pm]]> Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:43:08 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407590&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407590 <![CDATA[Help with 2 part dosing : which drops faster? cal. or alk.?...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407431&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407431 Author: dc
Subject: 47786
Posted: March 26 2011 at 9:31pm

which drops faster? cal. or alk.? also i would space the dosing of the 2 at least an hour aprart. kalk is a good choice but can be easy to over do. also it mainly just raises alk keeps cal the same.]]> Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:31:34 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407431&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407431 <![CDATA[Help with 2 part dosing : Thanks for the input and compliments.Mark...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407382&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407382 Author: kellerexpress
Subject: 47786
Posted: March 26 2011 at 3:37pm

Thanks for the input and compliments.   Mark I'm not sure my tank is reef tour worthy yet, maybe next year. I have been adding mag, it's part of the brs system. I added some extra a few days ago. I re-tested this morning and my levels are plenty high, in the 1400-1500 range. ]]> Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:37:44 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407382&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407382 <![CDATA[Help with 2 part dosing : I know nothing about this subject...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407370&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407370 Author: ptronsp
Subject: 47786
Posted: March 26 2011 at 1:43pm

I know nothing about this subject but had to chime in about how beautiful I think this tank is. Very nice setup.
 Pam
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Subject: 47786
Posted: March 26 2011 at 11:26am

I believe bur01014 hit it on the head. If you have not been adding Mg, I would just add a lot of Mg and you will see your Alk and Ca dosing needs decrease. SPS and Coralline Algae use up a lot of Mg along with Alk and Ca. Don't worry about adding Mg without testing. Reef aquariums need a lot of it and the level can be a lot higher than normal seawater without any bad effects. In fact, extra high Mg is what kills the bad Bryopsis algae so go ahead and dump in 2 cups of Epsom Salt Mg solution. Thumbs Up I'm not saying not to test, but that you don't need to wait to test. Smile

I love the look of that tank. Clap Are you signed up for the Reef Tour?
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Subject: 47786
Posted: March 26 2011 at 9:08am

That sounds like a lot to me as well. I have a 40 gallon frag tank with quite a bit of sps frags and 4 large colonies about the size of a softball and I was doing 30ml of each when using Bionic. I switched to Brightwell 2 part and hate it, I had to up my dosing quite a bit with it as well. I just built a kalk reactor to replace the two part. I think you would benefit from a calcium reactor they are very nice and are cheaper in the long run.]]> Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:08:46 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407309&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407309 <![CDATA[Help with 2 part dosing : Thanks for the reply...to answer...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407298&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407298 Author: kellerexpress
Subject: 47786
Posted: March 26 2011 at 4:53am

Thanks for the reply...to answer your questions:
The two part comes pre measured to be mixed up with a gallon of RODI water.  So I mix up the alk and calc parts in 1 gallon jugs, also from BRS. One thing I have noticed was that when I switched from b-ionic to BRS that I had to use about double the product to keep levels up, so I think their 2 part is a little diluted to begin with...
I usually dose my Alk in the morning, in my sump, and the Calc in the afternoon after I wake up.(I work graveyards)  Sometimes I have dosed the calc in the morning also, like 1/2 hr apart.  Sounds like I really need to double check my Mag levels and make sure thats not part of the problem. Ill do that when I get home this morning.
 


Edited by kellerexpress - March 26 2011 at 4:54am]]> Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:53:21 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407298&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407298 <![CDATA[Help with 2 part dosing : oops- biggest questions of all....when...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407296&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407296 Author: bur01014
Subject: 47786
Posted: March 26 2011 at 4:10am

oops- biggest questions of all....when are you dosing your two part, by what method, how many times a day, and how much time are you giving  between CA & ALK doses?

Edited by bur01014 - March 26 2011 at 4:11am]]> Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:10:33 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407296&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407296 <![CDATA[Help with 2 part dosing : From the size of your tank and...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47786&PID=407295&title=help-with-2-part-dosing#407295 Author: bur01014
Subject: 47786
Posted: March 26 2011 at 4:08am

From the size of your tank and the looks of it...(coral stock)...I don't think you should be using up that much....although, those are not small frags by any means, however this in my opinion is not a heavily stocked SPS dominant tank (yet)...the tank size, dosing that much also bothers me ...I would guess anywhere from 60-90 ml a day for that current setup....perhaps I am wrong, but I would double check your mag/or try raising it a little, to see if that keeps things more stable....I also am not too familiar with BRS two-part, did you mix it up properly?  Perhaps it is more diluted than it should be?  Or perhaps it doesn't require any work to make up your two part.....keep us updated, someone else may chime in some better advice....
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