2 part liquid evs dosing

[NYreefNoob]

will the evs 2 part liqiud cal alk affect nitrates ? 29g been using every 3 days for a week, when i use it i use half dose. and dose time is around 6 pm and pumps go into night mode at 9 pm. just giving info, cause i had a nitrate jump, nothing new added in last week, except for this dosing

 

[herman]

ESV will not affect nitrate levels in your tank.

Just out of curiousity, what are your Ca and Alk levels and what kind of corals are you keeping?

Here is a great calculator which will determine the exact needs of your tank:
http://reef.diesyst.com/

HTH
Herman

 

[twinreef]

but i believe it will raise the salinity a bit over a period of time.

 

[NYreefNoob]

evs

ive noticed the sal raise i check it daily since starting, i have zoo, shroons 2 lta's red chili bout it

 

[Pedro]

No need to check it daily. But yes it will raise it over time. If you do regular water changes, it shouldn't be a problem. You can also offset that by making the water slightly lower.

 

[House of Laughter]

the two part also raises salinity? I thought is was only the Magnesium?

Has anyone tested regularly to see what it goes up?

House

 

[Pedro]

I don't think the raise is that much to worry about. I know that in my old tank i dosed only esv and my salinity slowly started to rise. Alot of users share the same result. But it'a not like it's going to happen overnight. Personally i don't really check for it, but once in a blue moon then i'll see where it stands and correct it.

 

[prattreef]

All 2 part will raise salinity over time, and if you use a lot surprisingly quickly. I'd test weekly. I correct for it by doing a "cheap" water change by draining some tank water and topping up with RO/DI.

 

[jhale]

I just switched from randys 2 part to bionic, in a week my sg jumped from 1.026 to 1.028. it was corrected by the ro/di change randy mentioned.
thanks to herman while I was away. I owe you :beer:

 

[meschaefer]

I just switched from randys 2 part to bionic, in a week my sg jumped from 1.026 to 1.028. it was corrected by the ro/di change randy mentioned.
thanks to herman while I was away. I owe you :beer:

don't want to hijack the thread...but why the switch...and let us know if you see any difference.

 

[tomzpc]

I just switched from randys 2 part to bionic, in a week my sg jumped from 1.026 to 1.028.

That seems a little extreme. I've been using B-ionic for about ten years and have noticed a gradual SG increase over a few months but I've never detected an SG "jump" from week to week due to B-ionic dosing. Sure it wasn't another factor?

 

[Deanos]

Randy's article on his improved recipe makes several references to increases in salinity over the course of a year. However, those increases also assumed no water changes.

JH, I agree with Tom...something else caused an increase of that magnitude.

 

[herman]

That seems a little extreme. I've been using B-ionic for about ten years and have noticed a gradual SG increase over a few months but I've never detected an SG "jump" from week to week due to B-ionic dosing. Sure it wasn't another factor?

I arrived at Jonathans place and started testing all the parameters and his SG was at 1.028 The only change that he had done was make the switch to bionic from Randys 2 part. He skims dry and topoff is done automatically. The tank has not been touched for about 2 weeks as he was not home. I dont see what else could have coused the increase. The 2 part solutions are administered via aquamedic dosers.

I too have experienced a gradual increase over the course of three months using bionic. Although not as drastic as Jhale did.

I made the switch from Randys 2 part also. Although I did not notice an increase in growth the color is definitely much better after making the switch.