Dosing Question

[dannable]

I have some Kent Liquid Calcium and Kent Coral-Vite. I have a 75 Gallon tank and I am topping off with about 5 Gal of RO water every week. Would it be ok to put in a weeks worth of Liquid Calcium and Coral-Vite together in the 5 Gallon topoff IO bucket and drip it in over a week instead of measuring with a teaspoon every day?

I know this is an expensive way of doing it but I get this stuff pretty cheap.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

The calcium can be added that way just fine. I'd be careful diluting organic supplements like the coral vite because bacteria may break it down before it is added. I also probably think it is not a useful additive, but if you like any effects that you attribute to it, I'd add it manually.

 

[dannable]

Would I be better off just using Kalkwasser in the top off? Is it going to be good for a week mixed in the 5 gallon top off container?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

That's what I would do, if you can add it slowly enough.