beenbag497
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i went yesterday and got my water tested at the lfs and my calcium was 360 is that bad?and how should i lower it?
is too much calcium bad??
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beenbag497
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well on the card he gave me it was like --- to 350....so more calcium????
paintballer768
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More calcium for sure, if youre going reef.
beenbag497
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yep..going reef.i have the buffer,so how many capfulls a day for how many days
beenbag497
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Originally Posted by bgrae001
http:///forum/post/2452927
Like I said, do you have any corals? If you have a FOWLR tank than that should be just fine. If you have any corals try to keep it at about 400.
no corals yet....but i paid some guy for them and im almost gonna tell him to ship them.a
http:///forum/post/2452927
Like I said, do you have any corals? If you have a FOWLR tank than that should be just fine. If you have any corals try to keep it at about 400.
no corals yet....but i paid some guy for them and im almost gonna tell him to ship them.a
perfectdark
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Originally Posted by beenbag497
http:///forum/post/2452929
no corals yet....but i paid some guy for them and im almost gonna tell him to ship them.a
What is your water changing schedule? And what brand of salt are you using? Also what is your salinity at? You may not need to dose, but if you do, you NEED to test for Magnesium if you are going to dose calcium.
http:///forum/post/2452929
no corals yet....but i paid some guy for them and im almost gonna tell him to ship them.a
What is your water changing schedule? And what brand of salt are you using? Also what is your salinity at? You may not need to dose, but if you do, you NEED to test for Magnesium if you are going to dose calcium.
m0nk
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I'm with PerfectDark, you should be sure that your salt mix can't just cover the calcium levels you need. I keep calcium between 440 and 480 just through water changes since my salt mix (Red Sea Coral Pro) is rated to 460 calcium at 1.026 SG (35ppt salinity). That means as long as I keep a steady salinity, and do regular water changes, I don't have to dose. It also helps to have a buffering substrate, like aragonite. That will (very slowly) break down to add calcium to your water, since the aragonite is actually mostly made up of calcium carbonate. That helps buffer pH and alkalinity as well.
BTW, I keep a bunch of zoas and shrooms, frogspawn and candy canes, and monti-caps in my DT.
BTW, I keep a bunch of zoas and shrooms, frogspawn and candy canes, and monti-caps in my DT.
yosemite sam
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Originally Posted by beenbag497
http:///forum/post/2452928
yep..going reef.i have the buffer,so how many capfulls a day for how many days
What do you mean by buffer? Buffer usually refers to alkalinity supplement, not calcium.
As monk and perfect dark just said, depending on your coral load and maintainance schedule, you may not need to dose, but you do need to check your alkalinity and magnesium levels as well.
http:///forum/post/2452928
yep..going reef.i have the buffer,so how many capfulls a day for how many days
What do you mean by buffer? Buffer usually refers to alkalinity supplement, not calcium.
As monk and perfect dark just said, depending on your coral load and maintainance schedule, you may not need to dose, but you do need to check your alkalinity and magnesium levels as well.
beenbag497
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ok thanks all
