initial calcium level in tank

[gusmanda]

I'm getting some pickling lime and a Calcium test kit in a couple of weeks from someone who went to the states, however I was wondering, I saw a real nice candy coral in the store, and corals are not particularly abundant in stores here, would it be OK if I bought it now? Does normal saltwater have SOME useful calcium? I'm currently not keeping any other calcium requiering organisms in my tank. I don't want to risk the coral, so I don't mind waiting a while for a nice one to come-by again, but if it will be OK, I'd like to buy it while it's available.

 

[musty baby]

You can pretty much assume (of course there is some variability) that the normal saltwater will have everything in the correct levels for corals. Go get her.

 

[David Grigor]

Obviously being able to test the calcuim levels and your KH/Alk levels would be ideal.

However, candy cane corals are very hardy and unlikely that low calcium levels alone would cause to die in a relatively short timeframe.