Help with dosing

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  1. Mawnkey

    Mawnkey Ritteri Anemone

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    I am wanting to start dosing my 40 breeder for alk calcium and magnesium. Iv heard to buy the supplies from brs. I'm not sure exactly what do get though. Any and all suggestions welcomed.
     
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    The more you buy at a time the more that you save. Make sure you get in on a BRS group buy when you order. Saves you money!
     
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    What are you currently dosing with? If nothing, then you could option for kalk. It will take care of your alk, cal, and PH. You will still need to compensate for Mag however.
     
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    Mawnkey Ritteri Anemone

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    Yea I'm dosing nothing right now, I think I'm going to go with grims suggestion, I'm also going to get the redsea testkit. How long should this package last me?
     
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    A starter kit can last for 6 months or more, depending on your demand. (number of corals)
     
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  7. Jay Reef

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    when you start dosing, i find it easiest to start dosing magnesium first. If you have nothing alive in your tank, I would dose all the way up to 1500 the first day then the next days start raising your calcium and alk. by the time your ca and alk hit your marks, your mg should be depleted to the correct levels.
     
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