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View Poll Results: How do you add ca/alk/mg to your tank?
I do not 12 11.43%
Manual dosing 42 40.00%
Kalk drip 5 4.76%
Kalk in ATO 9 8.57%
Kalk reactor 8 7.62%
2 part drip 2 1.90%
2 part automated dosing 19 18.10%
Calcium Reactor 17 16.19%
Other. Please explain. 2 1.90%
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Old 01-15-2012, 6:33 PM   #1
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How do you add ca/alk/mg to your tank?
I am looking into different ways to maintain these levels. I think I am about decided on one certain way but just want to throw this out there in case I am overlooking something.

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Old 01-15-2012, 6:54 PM   #2
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2 part automated dosing
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Old 01-15-2012, 7:23 PM   #3
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Manual for now
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Reactor for everything. Laziness lol

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Old 01-15-2012, 7:45 PM   #5
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My CR pump died and i've went back to manual w/ BS and damprid. 10tsp each a day for 2 years.
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i assume it is common to have to buffer my alk/ph?

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Old 01-15-2012, 7:53 PM   #7
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cook BS in the stove to make buffer. I dose 4 parts Bs with 1 part BBS to buffer and see very little ph change
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Old 01-15-2012, 8:15 PM   #8
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2 part and Mg using dosing pumps.
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Old 01-15-2012, 9:00 PM   #9
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I dose mag using the epsom salt method and just started 2 part for cal and alk. All manual.
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2 part dosing with Mg via a Profilux 3Ch
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what pumps, are u running a w/ controller or timer?

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Old 01-15-2012, 10:18 PM   #12
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Ever since I convert from dosing pumps to calcium reactor..My SPS took off like weeds. I just could kick myself for not doing it sooner.

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hmm... what reactor are you running? what co2 tank?


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Ever since I convert from dosing pumps to calcium reactor..My SPS took off like weeds. I just could kick myself for not doing it sooner.

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calcium reactor and kalk in ato

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you know all i do is kalk for topping off.

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you know all i do is kalk for topping off.
ha yea, you started this whole mess, i was cool with manual dosing before we talked!

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Old 01-16-2012, 11:50 AM   #17
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hmm... what reactor are you running? what co2 tank?
20 lbs co2 and reef octopus calcium reactor.

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Calcium isn't just good for sps. Pretty much all my coral is happy with my reactor. I get alot of growth , but I still can't beat purple gorilla in the sheer amount of growth i see

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Old 01-16-2012, 12:34 PM   #19
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I does 2 part ALK from BRS

I run a kalk reactor in conjunction with my ATO for Ca

I dose Mg when my ALK container is empty

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Old 01-16-2012, 1:54 PM   #20
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Tagging along on this one. I am dosing BRS two part by hand right now with gravity dosers that I made from squeeze bottles and airline valves. I want to automate and was thinking about going the dosing pump route but have also contemplated a calcium reactor.

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