BN SPS And Green Milliepora

[ASHWIN]

Hi Bros..First Time Playing sps..Before This LPS Zoas Etc..Planning on Mix Reef I Have Some Montis Growing wild..So Decided to try an acro..Also doing..Well..I was Running a CR Fine Tuned..Manually KH At 8 Stable..Recently Added Green Miliepora And BN..With Really Good Growth....after 4 Days of this sps Being in my DT..KH has droped to 7..I Was Wondering...Start Dosing or..Again Incrase The Bubble Count..Or The Amount of hrs For co2..Pls Advice..Ca And MG Are Good ..Thanks SPS Sifu's..And Happy Early CNY!! :)

[sherman]

You need to increase your KH dosage. To maintain the 8 dkh.

[weihsiang]

Hi Ash,

I use a calcium reactor as well and use to manually input the co2 thru a timer.

There is no prescribed method for co2 count hours of input etc as the corals take in different amount of compounds for different tanks.

But as a rule of thumb do it very gradually to prevent shocks. A kh of 7 is still fine so dont gan chiong and adjust the co2 count or input times too much to prevent shocks.

Cheers !

[Evolutionz]

Sometimes my kh drop to 6+ and my Sps seems fine. I do of course slowly increase it back to 7.6

[ASHWIN]

You need to increase your KH dosage. To maintain the 8 dkh.

ok Thanks Bro!..will Do..Happy CNY

[ASHWIN]

Hi Ash,

I use a calcium reactor as well and use to manually input the co2 thru a timer.

There is no prescribed method for co2 count hours of input etc as the corals take in different amount of compounds for different tanks.

But as a rule of thumb do it very gradually to prevent shocks. A kh of 7 is still fine so dont gan chiong and adjust the co2 count or input times too much to prevent shocks.

Cheers !

Thanks Bro! Ok Will increase it...Now 3Bubbles Per Second....So i guess il boost it up..Thanks Again ..Happy CNY!

[ASHWIN]

Sometimes my kh drop to 6+ and my Sps seems fine. I do of course slowly increase it back to 7.6

Thanks bro..Ok..Il Do The Same..What Do You Use To Boost Up?

[Evolutionz]

I use dosing pump with food grade bicarbonate powder. Low kh (not ridiculously low) is not a big problem.. But problem comes if you raise your kh too fast.

[ASHWIN]

From Iwarna?

[youdontnowm]

Im using dosing pump with food grade sodium bicarbonate too from gemsurf that dosed a total of 55ml to maintain stable kh 7.7 everyday.

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[ASHWIN]

Hi Bros..I Just bought Seacham Reef Builder..Tmrw will Test..As i hv just toped up ! Thanks alll bros that helped..Really appreciate it!..

[Evolutionz]

From Iwarna?

yeap! if get 5kg from gemsurf cheap & good. iwarna sell smaller pack better for me.. 1kg pack i think can last me a long time.

[ASHWIN]

yeap! if get 5kg from gemsurf cheap & good. iwarna sell smaller pack better for me.. 1kg pack i think can last me a long time.

can that be hand dosed?

[youdontnowm]

can that be hand dosed?

Can if you are super hardworking. Dosing pump to make your life much easier lol

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[Evolutionz]

I hand dosed my 2 part for the first few months of my tank. I dose about 0.8dkh a day. I try to separate into 2 times a day so that means around 0.4dkh increment straight. Which isn't really good for the Sps. I didn't get good colors back then. And it was troublesome too!

[weihsiang]

Hey Ash, If are using a CR normally u dont have to dose or add supplements unless ur tank has a lot of consumption for eg a lot I mean a lot of sps. CR will be enuff liao.

[ASHWIN]

hi Guys Adding kh powder everyday beacause after the next day prior to adding its 6!..my mg is 1470 and calcium at 470..Anyone uses reef builder?..if so pls whatsapp me..im dosing 2level Teaspoons..a Day..According to the instruction it will raise by 0.25me/ql..everybodys happy..but i want to get my KH stable so i can excell on to SPS..Pls Advice Again bro!..

[ASHWIN]

Hey Ash,If are using a CR normally u dont have to dose or add supplements unless ur tank has a lot of consumption for eg a lot I mean a lot of sps.CR will be enuff liao.

Hi Bro..Do You Think Getting A PH probe for my CR is Good?..

[weihsiang]

Bro,

Its more precise but at a cost of about 2 or 3 hundred. Depends if u wanna invest in one.

Below is a guide for tuning CRs hope it will help.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/sh/feature/index.php

[solasido]

bro

re: seachem reef builder

what you can do:

* find a small spoon (those for cough syrup is excellent)

* mix 1 spoon with 500ml water

* measure existing KH before pouring

* pour 100 ml

* wait for 10-15 mins for it to stabilise

* measure the KH

* if no change, you can pour another 200 ml then measure and so on.

then you will be able to workout how much KH it will raise per spoon.

For me, I dose 2 teaspoon in the morning

2 spoon in the evening

this is to maintain the KH between 7 to 8

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[solasido]

btw you will need to know how much KH drop per day before you know how much to dose

do not assume that it is going to be always the same especially if you introduce new corals or macro algae.

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[ASHWIN]

Bro,

Its more precise but at a cost of about 2 or 3 hundred. Depends if u wanna invest in one.

Below is a guide for tuning CRs hope it will help.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/sh/feature/index.php

Actually i hv pinpoint already..just the probe broke..Just Need A Replacement probe!..:)know how much it is?

[ASHWIN]

btw you will need to know how much KH drop per day before you know how much to dose

do not assume that it is going to be always the same especially if you introduce new corals or macro algae.hi bro i just tested after adding 9grams its 7 now and after that another 3 grams now is 7.3..tmrw after 24hrs will check thanks again bro

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[ASHWIN]

bro

re: seachem reef builder

what you can do:

* find a small spoon (those for cough syrup is excellent)

* mix 1 spoon with 500ml water

* measure existing KH before pouring

* pour 100 ml

* wait for 10-15 mins for it to stabilise

* measure the KH

* if no change, you can pour another 200 ml then measure and so on.

then you will be able to workout how much KH it will raise per spoon.

For me, I dose 2 teaspoon in the morning

2 spoon in the evening

this is to maintain the KH between 7 to 8

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Thanks bro! Will do

[Night_Owl36]

Actually i hv pinpoint already..just the probe broke..Just Need A Replacement probe!..:)know how much it is?

About 5 to 6 red notes.