Dosing Conversion Calculator

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Tell us what you currently dose. We convert it into BioForge equivalents using manufacturer-published data only — with every calculation visible.

DATA SOURCES

Built on what manufacturers actually publish.

Each conversion factor is derived from the manufacturer's official published documentation — product pages, official manuals, official calculators, or manufacturer-published dosing instructions. Source URLs and access dates are documented for each system.

Where a manufacturer does not publish enough data to calculate a defensible conversion, the brand is excluded rather than estimated. We list those exclusions openly:

  • Red Sea Foundation ABC+ — no published mL-to-dKH delivery factor for the target product
  • Tropic Marin All-For-Reef — no published mL-to-dKH delivery factor
  • ESV B-Ionic — no published mL-to-dKH delivery factor
  • Triton Core7 — no public static dosing factor; system uses personalized ICP-driven dosing

These may be excellent products. We simply could not build a defensible automatic comparison from the data their manufacturers publish publicly. If you currently use one of these systems, use the "Calculate from tank consumption" mode below — enter your measured daily alkalinity demand instead.

THE CALCULATOR

METHODOLOGY

Every conversion factor, cited.

BRS Pharma 2-Part 0.140 dKH per mL per 10 US gal

Derived from BRS official dosing calculator example: 107.1 mL of soda ash solution restores 1.5 dKH on a 100-US-gallon tank.

Source: Bulk Reef Supply official Pharma Soda Ash instructions · accessed 2026-05-18

Tropic Marin Original Balling 0.0733 dKH per mL per 10 US gal

Direct manufacturer claim: 30 mL of Part B raises alkalinity by 2.2 dKH in 10 US gallons.

Source: Tropic Marin official Original Balling product page · accessed 2026-05-18

Brightwell Reef Code B 0.222 dKH per mL per 10 US gal

Direct manufacturer claim: 1 mL of Reef Code B increases alkalinity in 1 US gallon by approximately 2.22 dKH.

Source: Brightwell Aquatics official Reef Code B product page · accessed 2026-05-18

Brightwell Alkalin8.3 0.310 dKH per mL per 10 US gal

Direct manufacturer claim: 1 mL of Alkalin8.3 raises alkalinity in 1 US gallon by approximately 3.1 dKH.

Source: Brightwell Aquatics official Alkalin8.3 product page · accessed 2026-05-18

ATI Essentials Mixed Reef 0.264 dKH per mL per 10 US gal

Derived from ATI official dosing chart: 0.1 dKH/day consumption maps to 1 mL of #1 KH Complex per 100 L of tank water per day.

Source: ATI Aquaristik official Essentials Mixed Reef product page · accessed 2026-05-18 · ATI's higher concentration claim (14,250 dKH/L) was set aside in favor of the conservative dosing-chart value.

BioForge Core+ ALK 0.134 dKH per mL per 10 US gal

Derived from V5.9 formulation (sodium carbonate, sodium sulfate, potassium bicarbonate, and borax dissolved in 1 L RO/DI). Stock concentration: 5,069 dKH per L.

Formulation published on /science · empirical verification through Reef Labs ICP-OES on every production batch · archived publicly at /archive