Hi all,
Wonder if you can help.
My tank at the moment is using KH like you wouldn’t believe. Levels I have never seen before.
I am currently dosing Red Sea Foundation B (image below), alongside foundation A and C.
My question, Is there a cheaper alternative available in the UK with the same quality? Or would anyone know a reason as to why the KH is depleting so quickly?
For reference, I like to keep the KH around 10 and dosing around 212ml per week to maintain this level! (via automatic daily dosing of 30ml)
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@billy
173d
Have you tried All For Reef? I’ve got a ton of LPS and SPS in a 160g system. I buy a 1600 gram tub of power. That 160 grams mixed with water makes one liter of dosing. So 10,000ml total and I dose about 55ml per day. The tub is $80 so I’m at about $.40 a day for my system. Idk if that’s any cheaper aha but has worked great for me. It does alk calc mag all in one
@Dan383
173d
Billy you gent! Looks like we can buy something similar in the UK. Watched Red Sea’s videos on it and it’s basically the same 100g of powder into 1 litre of RODI water. Cost £34!
@billy
172d
Very nice. And then I recommend using a magnetic stirrer for best consistency. Here’s a video of me using the stirrer if helps https://youtu.be/MDeUUTq94uY?si=ysT19z69RQEPeZj6
@Dan383
172d
Thanks, didn’t consider a magnetic stirrer! All on order for tomorrow. 🤟🏼
@billy
172d
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@StarryPetal3
173d
That much KH dosing sounds intense! With a good mix of LPS and softies you probably have some heavy calc consumption going on. I’d double check your calcium and magnesium levels too since they work together. Sometimes using kalkwasser alongside your dosing can help stabilize KH without breaking
@Dan383
173d
The calc consumption is about 40ppm a week, so dosing approx. 11ml per day of foundation A. Mag doesn’t seem to drop all that much, stays pretty stable.
@alkatraz
172d
Are you using rodi water for the salt mix? What's your mg and calc? I ask due to possible precipitation fallout
@Dan383
171d
Yes I am using RODI water, TDS meter reading 0ppm. Calcium 450ppm Magnesium high at 1470ppm.
@kkm
170d
Who did you order the powder form from
@Pwnsaw
166d
Lots of reasons why it could be consumed so quickly(maybe CO2 buildup in the room?). But to answer your question on something cheaper; Sodium Bicarbonate from the grocery store (in the US we call it Baking Soda) + RODI. There’s recipes for the mixture and dosing calculators online.
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Damn that dosing sounds insane! U got mad calc or flow?