calcium

[greg2424]

in fish only tanks with live rock how much you put in if your even supposed to. The guy at the LFS said put liquid calcium in everday with iodine and strontium every four days is that right real confused really need help

 

[usinkit]

You dont have to add calcium to your tank with a fowlr. Water changes will replemish enough calcium and trace elements to sustain your coraline on your rocks. If you are looking for more coraline growth you can add calcium to your tank. Right now I add nothing to my tank. I do weekly waterchanges of 10% and Everthing seems to do great. Iam not having a ton of coraline growth but it maintains what I have. I only keep soft corals like mushrooms and zoos the easy stuff for right now. In the future when I start to get into the hard corals then is when you have to start adding additives.HTH

 

[wax32]

Don't need to add calcium in fish only tanks. Also... never add anything you aren't testing for. For example, what's your calcium level right now?

 

[greg2424]

i dont know i added a teaspoon to my 55 for the first time yesterday i guess it was a bunch of hog wash that the LFS gave me when i add soft corals you still dont need to add anything?

 

[usinkit]

You dont have to. I do a research on anything I buy and keep to the ones that only have lighting and flow for a diet. HTH

 

[usinkit]

Make sure when you add anything to your tank you test before you add and after. When adding any additives you should test you ph and alk because alot of additives will affect them.