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    But I like gfo so much! Lol. I don't know what to do if I can't spend that 120 dollars every few months.

    Also if water change schedule is changed how are trac elements supplemented. I like to change 10 to 15 percent a week just to boost trace elements.

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    24 hours and I see algae!!

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    You can dose CA and Alk, Mag, and Str

    Yea for algae!

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    I dose 1dkh worth of all and 7 ppm worth of Calc a day. Gonna start using the "colors" trace element kit with the test kit.

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    All tanks with scrubbers use different amount of dosing products. I dose 1G of Kalk to my 40G per day but only 1G Kalk to my 150G every few days. Once you get some testing info recorded you will be prepared to dose what is needed.
    150G. Reef/Mix
    125G. 3 Regular Oscars/1 Jack Dempsey
    75G. 20+ Africans
    40G. Fish/Reef. Algae Scrubbers on ALL my SW
    10G. SW Fish/Reef.
    10G. SW Hospital/new fish quarantine/pod breeder tank
    6 stage RO/DI system 200 GPD.

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    I will keep an eye on the levels. Will they change?? I have dosed about the same now for 4 months.

    Here is the build threa you guys. Until I can get one up on here. Pictures are a pain to me.

    http://www.lareefclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=33700

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    I like to use photobucket. They have a nice image link you can copy and paste. The biggest thing you will notice is the Alk will go down more when you start getting a lot of algae growth. Its crazy but I dose a gallon of saturated Kalk (with vinegar) per day to my 40G. This only changes my dKH about one point. By the calculations it should be more then double that. Also keep an eye on the Ca while using Kalk to dose as it will raise the Ca to. I am sure others have some input that I have missed.
    150G. Reef/Mix
    125G. 3 Regular Oscars/1 Jack Dempsey
    75G. 20+ Africans
    40G. Fish/Reef. Algae Scrubbers on ALL my SW
    10G. SW Fish/Reef.
    10G. SW Hospital/new fish quarantine/pod breeder tank
    6 stage RO/DI system 200 GPD.

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