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+1 for the Reefbreeder LED's. These are not the Chinese fixtures of old. They have been great improvements in them.....gigantic aluminum heat sink, dual fan control that match the intensity of light, bridgelux leds, full spectrum (has the violet/red/green LEDs), optics.....all good stuff...
I just did a re-read of these posts and realize you have a 4 inch clam. Your ALK and CALC demand are going to be considerable more than just having a couple corals. Clams really suck that stuff up. So you definitely want to do daily testing until you figure out the ALK and CALC demand...
3 ounces seems like a ton.....although you said you diluted it. What was your dilution.
I personally believe in slowly creeping up your numbers, instead of “ripping” them up to some dKh. If it was “normal” B-Ionic concentration, I would be looking at something between 5 – 10 mls per...
You want to add the ALK part......sodium carbonate (or potentially sodium bicarbonate). The other part, CALC, is calcium chloride.
EDIT TO ADD: Yes, you only want to dose Alkalinity (I think Part 1 or A is what B-Ionic calls it). Continue to test frequently to hopefully see Calc drop...
Doing a little house cleaning…..I no longer have a planted tank:
2 – 16 oz bottles of API Leaf Zone
1 – 500 ml Seachem Flourish
Over $30 worth of stuff…..FOR FREE!
Someone on another board asked the question on how I was going to fit the MP10 controller through that small hole. I can’t remember who (maybe Fish Brain), told me about MP40’s, and how you could simply open up the controller and unplug the wires so that you could pass them through a hole...