Hello, I was just wondering how to raise Ca and Alk. My friend has a 12g cube and has been slacking on husbandry, and his Ca is at 360ppm and his Alk is 6 degrees Kh! No wonder his xenia is struggling...anyway, i was just wondering how I could help him raise his Ca and Alk evels with out using half a bottle of daily supplement. i have heard of using baking soda for raising alk but im not sure how much to use per gallon to raise it to 11 dKh. also what can i use to get the Ca to 400 ppm. these are the optimal levels correct()11dkh and 400ppm ca?) thanks for the help in advance.
How to- Raise Ca and Alk
- Thread starter gsxunv04
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I'm pretty sure you should just make a new one, but I'll go ahead and answer your question to save you the trouble.
Since the tank in question is so small I think your best bet is just to do a few big water changes with a high alk/calcium salt mix such as reef crystals.
After that maintain calcium and alkalinity levels with one of the over the counter 2 part solutions and a 10%-20% or so water change each month.
It's true that you can cheeply substitute in stuff like backing soda if done right but for a tank that size you're just not going to save much money, and if you mess it up you could kill everything. The best solution is probably just water changes and a easy 2 part for maintenance.
Since the tank in question is so small I think your best bet is just to do a few big water changes with a high alk/calcium salt mix such as reef crystals.
After that maintain calcium and alkalinity levels with one of the over the counter 2 part solutions and a 10%-20% or so water change each month.
It's true that you can cheeply substitute in stuff like backing soda if done right but for a tank that size you're just not going to save much money, and if you mess it up you could kill everything. The best solution is probably just water changes and a easy 2 part for maintenance.
