Maintaining Ca and Alk and Mg

[yogoshio]

So, my parameters have been stable, just repleneshing the Ca and Alk and Mg as needed in my system since I've got some good coralline growth, and ordered my first sps, a green branching Monti.


I currently dose BRS 2 part to maintain everything manually, usually required every few days at most since things aren't getting used up too quickly. How much faster will these be removed from my system now? I know I'll have to test more often and whatnot, but how long can I hold without an auto doser? Or should i just get it and reset it as needed?

 

[lunacris]

I tried the manual dose thing and it became a chore but i had alot in the tank taking everything up id just monitor it till thing get more full and you get that tank full then a doser will make it alot easier imo

 

[poidog]

I did a year on kalk with my tank before the demand was too great. I just switched to 2 part with a bubble magus doser. I lose 1 dkh or more a day and 10-20 ppm of calc. As my tank grows even more demand with be greater and dosing increased.

 

[ghostman]

I lasted for several years before buying a doser. I think that manual dosing is fine in smaller tanks, but dosers are better for larger tanks with big LPS/SPS colonies.