SPS Dominated Tank parameters
- Thread starter Logan killer
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Doesn't the max amount of alk dosed in one day have to do with the tank volume and the amount of alk your corals are consuming?
I have a 120 gallon tank with mainly sps and i dose like 400 ml ( brs two part ) spread throughout the day to keep my Alk around 7... I have no bleaching and everything is growing and coloring up great (as good as leds get IMO), but i am still dialing in the alk-ca-mg dose so it might be precipitating!
Pic for reference, trying to figure this whole dosing thing out also!
I have a 120 gallon tank with mainly sps and i dose like 400 ml ( brs two part ) spread throughout the day to keep my Alk around 7... I have no bleaching and everything is growing and coloring up great (as good as leds get IMO), but i am still dialing in the alk-ca-mg dose so it might be precipitating!
Pic for reference, trying to figure this whole dosing thing out also!
stable NSW levels is a good place to start.
ORA published their params & suprisingly Ca was like 300, alk 6, most else low low but stable. Then there have been research papers showing alk >10, ca > 500 accelerated growth. Ive had SPS at sustained pH 7.9, temp 80 & pH 8.4 alk 14 with no prob. Ive always had high dissolved O2 levels through all the param experiments in the form of oversized skimming and 50-100x flow for tank volume.
stability & slow changes is key. IMO reefers should learn how to control stability before they tweak things.
ORA published their params & suprisingly Ca was like 300, alk 6, most else low low but stable. Then there have been research papers showing alk >10, ca > 500 accelerated growth. Ive had SPS at sustained pH 7.9, temp 80 & pH 8.4 alk 14 with no prob. Ive always had high dissolved O2 levels through all the param experiments in the form of oversized skimming and 50-100x flow for tank volume.
stability & slow changes is key. IMO reefers should learn how to control stability before they tweak things.
if you think you dosing to much check your mag first before making any adjustments low mag shows false reading for alk and cal... but if your tank is full of sps and big colonys that sounds about right.. i just got my 115 up which is going to be another sps tank and ill be doing a cal reactor for it because to me dosing 400ml is just insane in my eyes lol
I think you guys are precipitating a bunch of cal and alk cuz 400ml a day sounds insane. I have a packed sps and lps tank and I only dose 25ml each a day to keep my perameters stable at;
Cal:450
Alk: 9
Po4- .06
Mag: 1550
Any ideas why I am not needing as much? I have some huge colonies in my tank too. Everything seems healthy but the growth is kinda slow.
This is a old picture and there is now even more sps. I use scripps nsw
Cal:450
Alk: 9
Po4- .06
Mag: 1550
Any ideas why I am not needing as much? I have some huge colonies in my tank too. Everything seems healthy but the growth is kinda slow.
This is a old picture and there is now even more sps. I use scripps nsw
I think you guys are precipitating a bunch of cal and alk cuz 400ml a day sounds insane. I have a packed sps and lps tank and I only dose 25ml each a day to keep my perameters stable at;
Cal:450
Alk: 9
Po4- .06
Mag: 1550
Any ideas why I am not needing as much? I have some huge colonies in my tank too. Everything seems healthy but the growth is kinda slow.
This is a old picture and there is now even more sps. I use scripps nsw
Cal:450
Alk: 9
Po4- .06
Mag: 1550
Any ideas why I am not needing as much? I have some huge colonies in my tank too. Everything seems healthy but the growth is kinda slow.
This is a old picture and there is now even more sps. I use scripps nsw
