Richard Ryerson
March 3rd 04, 05:33 AM
I have been having Ca troubles for quite sometime now. This past weekend I
decided to test Mg and it was quite low ~800 ppm... :o
Started dosing Mg tonight, Tech-M. The instructions dictate 1 ml / gallon of
water everyday until you reach the target amount of 1250-1350 ppm. (This
will raise the Mg 39.1 ppm / day it says)
My question is, does this sound right to you all? Dosing 30-35 ml per day
(for 30-35 gallons of tank water) seems an aweful lot. Or am I misreading
this? (has happened before :D )
Best regards,
Rick
46 gallon BF
10 gallon sump (4 gallons actual water)
45# lr
35# sand
27/80 Temp
PH 8.1 - 8.35 (Up to 8.4 during Kalk dosing)
0 ppm NH3+NH4
0 ppm NO2
25 ppm NO3
375 ppm Ca (I drip dose Kalk at <1 gallon every other day.)
800 ppm Mg
3.5 meq/L Alk
Org low polutants
1 ppm PO4 (6 stage RO/DI unit on order)
decided to test Mg and it was quite low ~800 ppm... :o
Started dosing Mg tonight, Tech-M. The instructions dictate 1 ml / gallon of
water everyday until you reach the target amount of 1250-1350 ppm. (This
will raise the Mg 39.1 ppm / day it says)
My question is, does this sound right to you all? Dosing 30-35 ml per day
(for 30-35 gallons of tank water) seems an aweful lot. Or am I misreading
this? (has happened before :D )
Best regards,
Rick
46 gallon BF
10 gallon sump (4 gallons actual water)
45# lr
35# sand
27/80 Temp
PH 8.1 - 8.35 (Up to 8.4 during Kalk dosing)
0 ppm NH3+NH4
0 ppm NO2
25 ppm NO3
375 ppm Ca (I drip dose Kalk at <1 gallon every other day.)
800 ppm Mg
3.5 meq/L Alk
Org low polutants
1 ppm PO4 (6 stage RO/DI unit on order)