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What do you use to dose ALK, CA (& MG)

What do you use to dose CA/ALK/MG for your main tank


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1.5 gal water change a day, Kalk stir( Mississippi pickling lime )to evap water. alk ( baking soda), cal (Brs), on dos. To make up any difference. Mag (Randy’s recipe products from Amazon) by hand if needed.
 
@divewsharks & @richiev -for your tanks with AFR & kalk-
Assume AFR day and kalk night-curious to know your ph range (high/low/average). Thanks
Depends, but around 8.1-8.3 currently. When I suck at keeping the Kalk consistent it moves. Without Kalk that tank drops at night below 7.9

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@divewsharks & @richiev -for your tanks with AFR & kalk-
Assume AFR day and kalk night-curious to know your ph range (high/low/average). Thanks

While I do dose more KALK at night (KALK Stirrer), KALk does dose through out the day with AFR supplementing.
Very slow drip at diff times a day using a Ecotech Versa.
With the stirrer, I need to add couple tablespoons of KALK powder each week to keep max potency.
My ALK peaks around 8.3ish, when the peak doesn’t reach there, I know I need more KALK powder stirrer.
 
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