I dont test my water parameters:(

[Darkxerox]

before dossers came down in price and availability years ago, it was fairly common to gravity drip from a two liter bottle or gallon jug each night. It was scary trusting the knot tied in the airline tubing was done well enough to have a nice slow drip. Now i enjoy having a kalk reactor coupled with weekly water change.

old school budget friendly lol (from google image):
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Same, I used to use this IV bag adjacent thing with a rolling pinch clamp. It always clogged up and the tubing went rigid.

Peristaltic pumps are so much better.

 

[JVU]

I am curious @JVU -how much you were using at the time of your tank crash (ml/gal) -right now I am using the prescribed starting dose but I have never had to increase it-yet-still starting to pack in more acros and other sps.

TM All-For-Reef

My suggestion is to use it like a CaRx. Dose so that it gives you ~90% of your needs, then use the Trident to balance out the remaining ~10% with controlled dosing of 2 part.

www.bareefers.org

 

[L/B Block]

TM All-For-Reef

My suggestion is to use it like a CaRx. Dose so that it gives you ~90% of your needs, then use the Trident to balance out the remaining ~10% with controlled dosing of 2 part.

www.bareefers.org

Thanks-good to know that your aquarium recovered from that. I do agree that changing from one dosing schematic to AFR could trigger some issues. I will def keep an eye out if consumption needs to increase. For now -won’t argue with what works.

 

[TwinsReef]

I want to thank everyone , for your input.

I ended up buying
Hanna alkalinity, phosphate, nitrate, salinity kit

Salifert calcium, mag test

For future dosing I bought a redsea dosing pump, I'm looking
To dose both all for reef and kalkwasser

 

[Darkxerox]

Go slow, take your time, and try to only make one change over a couple weeks or so you can see if things are improving or worsening.

 

[TwinsReef]

First alkalinity test, super easy with hanna test