Dosing 2-part on a nano tank

seahostler · 11/08/2017, 09:53 PM

I dose B-Ionic 2 part on an 8 gallon mixed reef tank. I'm currently using a eyedropper to dose about 1.5ml into high flow area every morning. BUT, because it's such a small tank, I'd really like to dose it more slowly over time.

Question is, am I nuts?
And if anyone else is dosing this small of a tank slowly, how are you doing it?

Thanks!

bertoni · 11/08/2017, 10:26 PM

That's less than 1 dKH, or something in that range, for that size tank. If you're very worried, you could dilute the solution, but I probably wouldn't bother. What corals are in the system?

Jwheld · 11/08/2017, 10:30 PM

I dose about 20mL a day with a dosing pump, so I’m not at the same scale you are....

However, I don’t see why you can’t dilute the mixture to get more dosing accuracy.

Example add 3 liters of rodi to 1 liter B-ionic mixture, and dose 1.5mL 4 Times per day.

seahostler · 11/08/2017, 10:38 PM

Nothing to nutty. A few acro frags, euphyllia ancora, yellow leather and some shrooms.
Gah, diluting the mixture!! How on earth didn't I think of that?!

Thanks for the help, guys. Super helpful.

bertoni · 11/08/2017, 11:18 PM

You're welcome. Good luck!

homer1475 · 11/09/2017, 12:35 PM

On that small of a tank and with very few corals, either water changes or using kalk in your topoff would probably be more then sufficient.

I personally would try kalk in my topoff first.

11/08/2017, 09:53 PM	#1
seahostler Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 13	Dosing 2-part on a nano tank I dose B-Ionic 2 part on an 8 gallon mixed reef tank. I'm currently using a eyedropper to dose about 1.5ml into high flow area every morning. BUT, because it's such a small tank, I'd really like to dose it more slowly over time. Question is, am I nuts? And if anyone else is dosing this small of a tank slowly, how are you doing it? Thanks!

11/08/2017, 10:26 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	That's less than 1 dKH, or something in that range, for that size tank. If you're very worried, you could dilute the solution, but I probably wouldn't bother. What corals are in the system? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

11/08/2017, 11:18 PM	#5
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	You're welcome. Good luck! __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

11/09/2017, 12:35 PM	#6
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	On that small of a tank and with very few corals, either water changes or using kalk in your topoff would probably be more then sufficient. I personally would try kalk in my topoff first. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

11/08/2017, 10:30 PM	#3
Jwheld Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 106	I dose about 20mL a day with a dosing pump, so I’m not at the same scale you are.... However, I don’t see why you can’t dilute the mixture to get more dosing accuracy. Example add 3 liters of rodi to 1 liter B-ionic mixture, and dose 1.5mL 4 Times per day.

11/08/2017, 10:38 PM	#4
seahostler Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 13	Nothing to nutty. A few acro frags, euphyllia ancora, yellow leather and some shrooms. Gah, diluting the mixture!! How on earth didn't I think of that?! Thanks for the help, guys. Super helpful.