kalkwasser for corals

[ross]

I am going to be getting a vho system soon so i will be able to have corals when my tank is ready. What do i need for supplements. Is there anything else besides kalk or is there something better. How do i go about dripping it in the tank. What levels should i shoot for.

 

[nm reef]

Hmmmm...first you need to establish levels of calcium & alkalinity.I use a combination of Seachem products. I establish levels of calcium @ 450-480ppm...alkalinity@2.8 meg/L-3.5 meg/L...magnesium @ 1500-1700ppm.
Then after yours levels are established and stable you can mix & drip kalkwasser to top-off your system...kalk will help to maintain your established levels.
I'd suggest a search here on the forum for info on kalk/alkalinity/calcium...there is a ton of info stashed away somewhere in cyber space.

 

[ross]

Can you give me some specific names of the product. I don't really know much about corals(as you can tell).

 

[starfishjackedme]

Mrs. Wages pickling Lime
Look it up on yahoo shopping - it is $1.83 for 454 grams
So instead of paying $25 for 1000 grams of calcium hydroxide, it's under $4 for 1000 grams!
It mixes better than any aquarium brand i have tried and is 100% pure calcium hydroxide. Awesome.

 

[starfishjackedme]

Also, $25 for 1000 grams at an LFS was an absolute steal and usually it runs twice that at most stores. What a rip!

 

[bdhough]

Try and invest in powders where you can. Seachem is good for the powders. Liquids just don't seem to do the trick unless its trace elements. Powders are much more heavy duty so be careful not to overdo things....

 

[ross]

I already checked out that thread and i didn't understand much of it. They talked about b ionic or something. What is that. Does anyone else use the pickling lime.

 

[ross]

So i should use B-ionic to get my levels up initially then after they are at the right level start dripping kalk to keep them there?

 

[ross]

Thanks kip
You really helped out alot!

 

[ross]

I found some b ionic that is very concetrated. It is a powder. The other b-ionic i saw was a liquid. Is the powder better? I guess it would be cheaper for more.

 

[ross]

It is called b-ionic calcium buffer concentrate. Is that what you guys are talking about?

 

[ross]

Ok i would really appreciat that.