ballistic.reefer Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 okay, so i just got my whole tank all set up and have had my apex for quite a while now, but i am still experiencing alk swings and seeing slow recession in the base of some of my sps. i was wondering if anyone out there who was good or knew how to encode my apex and get it to be steadier would be able to help me out. id be happy to give a frag or two to help me get this in check. pm me and let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 What equipment is your Apex controlling for dosing, e.g., BRS dosing pumps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballistic.reefer Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 yeah brs dosing pumps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoMa Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 maybe you can set it to dose two times a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 The BRS dosers dose 1.1 ml per minute (or 66 ml per hour), so just figure out how many ml you want to dose each day and set the Apex accordingly. Shoot for 9-10 dKH for Alk and 400-420 ppm for Calcium. For Alk, I use BRS Soda Ash. For Calcium/Mg, I use Seachem Reef Complete. Keep in mind, I have a 135g full of SPS, so I dose pretty heavily. It also took about 3 months of patiently changing the increments to get these dialed-in. I still have to tweek these a little every few weeks as consumption increases: Soda Ash Pump: ============= Fallback OFF Set OFF If Time 06:00 to 06:45 Then ON If Time 12:00 to 12:45 Then ON If Time 18:00 to 18:45 Then ON Reef Complete Pump: ================= Fallback OFF Set OFF If Time 09:30 to 10:35 Then ON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballistic.reefer Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 if i have a heavy sps tank that is a 57g what would you recommend the coding to read? im using brs supply for alk and calcium right now. and hand dosing the mag. although i like the idea of not having to hand dose the mag and using the reef complete seachem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 What are your readings now and how much are you currently dosing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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