Another dosing. Question

jscarlata · 05/20/2012, 06:02 AM

Still dialing in my dosing pumps, I think I got my calcium dialed, but my alk is still a touch low, everytime I test I get 2.0 mq/l. My question is, when using dosing pumps and a controller, do you spread the alk dose over the entire 24hr period, or only the period when your lights are off? Is it better to dose 1ml every hour for 24 hours, or to take he 24ml dose and make 4 (6ml) doses over the lights out period?

Daimyo68 · 05/20/2012, 07:10 AM

If you can dose your total volume over the course of the day, I would do it that way.

tmz · 05/20/2012, 07:50 AM

I prefer 24/7 dosing .

jscarlata · 05/20/2012, 07:51 AM

Ok, So if that's the overall plan, is JT better to do smaller more frequent drips, like 1ml per hour, or scheduled larger drips every few hours like 4 6ml doses, 6 4ml doses 8 3ml doses...

Cliff519 · 05/20/2012, 08:11 AM

The more frequent you dose, the better it will be for your set-up, IMO. It will make your parameters a little more stable that way

Randy Holmes-Farley · 05/20/2012, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jscarlata

Still dialing in my dosing pumps, I think I got my calcium dialed, but my alk is still a touch low, everytime I test I get 2.0 mq/l. My question is, when using dosing pumps and a controller, do you spread the alk dose over the entire 24hr period, or only the period when your lights are off? Is it better to dose 1ml every hour for 24 hours, or to take he 24ml dose and make 4 (6ml) doses over the lights out period?

There is no strong reason to not spread it out as much as is easily accomplished.

05/20/2012, 06:02 AM	#1
jscarlata Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Island,New York Posts: 702	Another dosing. Question Still dialing in my dosing pumps, I think I got my calcium dialed, but my alk is still a touch low, everytime I test I get 2.0 mq/l. My question is, when using dosing pumps and a controller, do you spread the alk dose over the entire 24hr period, or only the period when your lights are off? Is it better to dose 1ml every hour for 24 hours, or to take he 24ml dose and make 4 (6ml) doses over the lights out period?

05/20/2012, 07:10 AM	#2
Daimyo68 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Palm Beach, FL Posts: 1,587	If you can dose your total volume over the course of the day, I would do it that way. __________________ 75g SPS Reef, 40g Sump w/14g DSB fuge, BM NAC6, MP40W x2, Mag12, DIY LED Fixture, Apex 57g Rimless, 20g sump, Dirty Water Tank, WC every 6 months PBMAS VP 2010-11 Current Tank Info: It has water in it

05/20/2012, 07:50 AM	#3
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 19,754	I prefer 24/7 dosing . __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

05/20/2012, 07:51 AM	#4
jscarlata Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Island,New York Posts: 702	Ok, So if that's the overall plan, is JT better to do smaller more frequent drips, like 1ml per hour, or scheduled larger drips every few hours like 4 6ml doses, 6 4ml doses 8 3ml doses...

05/20/2012, 08:11 AM	#5
Cliff519 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada Posts: 154	The more frequent you dose, the better it will be for your set-up, IMO. It will make your parameters a little more stable that way