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    how to dossing two part cacl2 ?

    I usualy dossing cacl2 but I always find tank completly dirty by detritus.

    is that right what I read "caco3 is detritus here" ?
    I usualy dossing cacl2 and nhaco3, is there something wrong with dossing ?
    is that posible what I dossed cacl2 turning becoming caco3(detritus) ?
    why this happend ?

    many thanks.

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    What ph ?

    Do you mean detritus or precipitation ?

    Dosing two part has to be done separately. Must be few hours apart from dosing Ca to alk.

    Other advises will follow I think.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kotlec View Post
    What ph ?

    Do you mean detritus or precipitation ?

    Dosing two part has to be done separately. Must be few hours apart from dosing Ca to alk.

    Other advises will follow I think.
    its seeming like detritus, very soft.. like sea sands.

    I use 2 part separately, beak 1 day every dosing (cacl2 and nhaco3)
    I seldom feeding, where is detritus came from while I always do 2 part dossing only ?
    and never get bactery blooming, PH=normal cause KH steady in normal value.

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    What are Cal and Alk tests?

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    the result they are increase, but still confuse everytime I am dossing them, where detritus came from ????
    its really detritus or precipitation ???
    but postive its detritus, white soft like dust and sand..

    reading parameters : N03=0, PO=0.
    ca=increase from 300 to around 550-650, KH=8-9 now I stop cause they too high I guess..

    using ATS and UAS, light 24hours. and a bit macro in refug.

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    That's definitely precipitation

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    Yes Cal is too high. Don't go above 500.

    Detritus is brown or black, not white.

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    [QUOTE=using ATS and UAS, light 24hours. and a bit macro in refug.[/QUOTE]

    Are you saying that you have the ATS and UAS lights on 24hours? If so that is too much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SantaMonica View Post
    Yes Cal is too high. Don't go above 500.

    Detritus is brown or black, not white.
    Its all white... probably still need cycling and prepare, as you know my tank before was a mesh..

    Quote Originally Posted by WannaRace View Post
    That's definitely precipitation
    If that so? how can be precipitation happend ??? while i am not dossing anything than 2 part.

    Quote Originally Posted by sabbath View Post
    Are you saying that you have the ATS and UAS lights on 24hours? If so that is too much.
    its not that much cause the tank outdoor, all the time sunlight trough it. Algaes grow luxuriant....... even PO4=0

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    If you put Cal and Alk at the same time, they will precipitate.

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