how much alk do you dose per day?

[jerl77]

ok i am dosing about 80 ml of alk a day is this normal? my tank is 120 gallons mostly sps and zoos
seems like 80 ml keeps my kh at 8
is this normal ?to use this much
i am using bulk reef supply two part

 

[marrone]

Are your other levels, Cla & Mag, inline? It's very possible if you have a lot of sps and Clams, Clams do use a lot of Alk. Also if you have a lot of coraline algae that could be using a lot too.

 

[jerl77]

cal 430
mag 1400
i have one clam

 

[James]

Each tank is different. As the corals grow they start using more elements...
I know personally I was dosing too much after I lost a lot of SPS over the summer (less demand) and the test kits I had were not giving accurate results. When I changed test kits I found that my alk and Ca were a little high and I dropped the dosing down a few pegs. The only advice I could give is test your water with more than one test kit regularly (I would recommend Salifert and Elos) and adjust your additives accordingly.

 

[prattreef]

That sounds normal for a well stocked tank of that size. Personally, I dose 300ml ea. of Alk. and Ca daily on my 240g. :splitspin:

 

[marrone]

I have a 90gal tank with a 30gal sump with one large clam and a lot of coral, though not a lot of sps. I dose 40 ml of Alk a day a can barely keep my Alk at 6-7. So it's quite possible, given the size of the tank and the amount of SPS that you have, to dose that much. Most people keeping SPS use a Cal reactor, especially with that size tank. In the end it's cheaper than dosing each day.

 

[Dre]

Some people add alot more depending on coral load.Be sure to test so you don't over dose.

 

[Mattl22]

I have mostly sps frags 2 colonies I dose once a week but not when I do a wc I always wonder why my system isn't really using more elements?

 

[greenstreet.1]

i have a 75gal mix reef have not dose in months wc every week cal 470 mag 1450-1500 alk 9.6

 

[john90009]

125 ml of alk each day lol : / in a 75 gallon

 

[jerl77]

wow ok so i guess its normal need to get a dosing pump now :splitspin

125 ml of alk each day lol : / in a 75 gallon

 

[D1J8Z]

ever consider going the route of a calcium reactor?

 

[jadakiss]

60ml of alk a day

 

[jerl77]

ok i am not that far off then

 

[tangmaniac]

50ml of alk on 80 gl system, keeps the alk at 9