Kalk dosing help

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  1. Gavinsons

    Gavinsons Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Im looking into dosing kalk. I know BRS sells in in bulk but dont you need to add magnesium also? Which one? Magnesium sulfate or chloride? Im going to be dripping it in my sump from a gallon jug. And also how much of each is mixed in the one gallon of ro water?
     
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  3. Gavinsons

    Gavinsons Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Ok I read into it a little further. I take it as though you need to bring calcium and magnesium levels up to where you want then start dosing kalk to maintain these levels. Am I understanding this right or am I way off?
     
  4. DevinH

    DevinH Montipora Capricornis

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    You mix mag sulfate and mag chloride for the magnesium dosing. I really don't know much about kalk but from what I think I've read it doses Cal and alk.

    Imo I looked into it too a little and thought I was just better off dosing alk Cal and mag all separately.