2 part calcium + alk question.

nathenvan · 11/27/2007, 09:10 PM

I am using 2 part calcium + alk buffer. my question is once I got it all in check, do i still have to dose it everyday or I could stop then?. also do you have to really dose it in the morning for it to be effective. thanks :-)

jeweldamsel · 11/27/2007, 09:15 PM

It depends on your coral population. The more it is consumed, the more often it needs to be replenished. I don't think it matters you dose it in the morning or evening.

usmc121581 · 11/27/2007, 09:17 PM

No with 2 part it doesnt matter.

Craig Lambert · 11/27/2007, 09:33 PM

You want to test your calcium and alk for several days in a row, and measure how much they drop. (especially alk). Then you want to dose daily to maintain the levels. B-ionic is a daily 2 part dosing system. Once you determine your tank's daily uptake of alk, and calcium, you can use this calculator to determine how much you should dose daily to maintain your levels:

http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chem_calc3.html

It's best to dose it in the morning because you pH will be lower. (the alk portion raises pH). Your pH will be highest at the end of your photoperiod, so best to always dose in the morning.

BangkokMatt · 11/27/2007, 09:39 PM

You should dose the alk (partB) in the morning for the reasons stated above. Part A can be dosed at anytime but not for a few hours after dosing part B. I dose B before I go to work and A when I get in.

Craig Lambert · 11/27/2007, 09:41 PM

Actually, they can be dosed one right after the other just not at the same time, unless your params are way out of whack. Also, add it in front of a powerhead so it's quickly dispersed.

BangkokMatt · 11/27/2007, 09:44 PM

I thought that the addition of both together would reduce there potential to bind.

nathenvan · 11/27/2007, 09:45 PM

thanks for the infos.

11/27/2007, 09:10 PM	#1
nathenvan Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Abingdon Posts: 454	2 part calcium + alk question. I am using 2 part calcium + alk buffer. my question is once I got it all in check, do i still have to dose it everyday or I could stop then?. also do you have to really dose it in the morning for it to be effective. thanks :-)

11/27/2007, 09:17 PM	#3
usmc121581 Where am I? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Abingdon, maryland Posts: 1,671 Blog Entries: 1	No with 2 part it doesnt matter. __________________ I prefer not to think before I speak, I like to be just as surprised as everyone else by what comes out of my mouth. Current Tank Info: I have a 180 gal mostly LPS corals, it contains 1 Val. Tang, 1 yellow striped clown fish, 3 percula clownfish, a blood shrimp, cleaner shrimp and a sand shifting goby, 5 pajama cardinals, 1 green chromis. Also a 75 gal. sump/fug.

11/27/2007, 09:33 PM	#4
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	You want to test your calcium and alk for several days in a row, and measure how much they drop. (especially alk). Then you want to dose daily to maintain the levels. B-ionic is a daily 2 part dosing system. Once you determine your tank's daily uptake of alk, and calcium, you can use this calculator to determine how much you should dose daily to maintain your levels: http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chem_calc3.html It's best to dose it in the morning because you pH will be lower. (the alk portion raises pH). Your pH will be highest at the end of your photoperiod, so best to always dose in the morning. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

11/27/2007, 09:39 PM	#5
BangkokMatt Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Krung Thep Posts: 3,100	You should dose the alk (partB) in the morning for the reasons stated above. Part A can be dosed at anytime but not for a few hours after dosing part B. I dose B before I go to work and A when I get in. __________________ I've spent a lot of money on booze, women and fish. The rest I just squandered. Current Tank Info: 150g sps Reef (now FOWLR after a devastating crash due to chiller) , 2x400w MH (Icecap ballast, Lumenmax 2, Reeflux 12k SE), Deltec AP701, Grotech Tec III, Chiller, 2 x Tunze 6101, 1 x 6205 (+ m/c), bla bla

11/27/2007, 09:41 PM	#6
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	Actually, they can be dosed one right after the other just not at the same time, unless your params are way out of whack. Also, add it in front of a powerhead so it's quickly dispersed. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

11/27/2007, 09:15 PM	#2
jeweldamsel Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 385	It depends on your coral population. The more it is consumed, the more often it needs to be replenished. I don't think it matters you dose it in the morning or evening.

11/27/2007, 09:44 PM	#7
BangkokMatt Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Krung Thep Posts: 3,100	I thought that the addition of both together would reduce there potential to bind. __________________ I've spent a lot of money on booze, women and fish. The rest I just squandered. Current Tank Info: 150g sps Reef (now FOWLR after a devastating crash due to chiller) , 2x400w MH (Icecap ballast, Lumenmax 2, Reeflux 12k SE), Deltec AP701, Grotech Tec III, Chiller, 2 x Tunze 6101, 1 x 6205 (+ m/c), bla bla

11/27/2007, 09:45 PM	#8
nathenvan Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Abingdon Posts: 454	thanks for the infos. __________________ Nate!!!! Current Tank Info: Nuvo 10 SPS