rjwilson37
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I have a 29gal tank and my calcium is at 360, I need to get it up to at least 400, but what level should I really be shooting for here.
Thanks,
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What should my Calcium Level Be
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Pete Jaenecke
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400 is what i go for. pete
rjwilson37
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How many days at one dose a day do you think it will take to get it up to 400. I am using liquid reactor.
Daimyo
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check your alk and magnesium levels. magnesium seems to be balanced with ca and alk.
i had similar problems. calcium stuck around 300-350. then someone told me about my magnesium. i checked and my mag was low...about 1000. i used tech m and got it up to 1300. after that it was easier to push ca up to 420 with turbo calcium.
there is a website calculator which tells u how much ca to add. for me to go from 350 to 420 calcium, i think it said i needed 9 tablespoon of turbo calcium on my 40G. i only added half the recommended dosage and checked parameters the next day. if it went up half, i added the other half. u need to adjust. someone might know the link.
i had similar problems. calcium stuck around 300-350. then someone told me about my magnesium. i checked and my mag was low...about 1000. i used tech m and got it up to 1300. after that it was easier to push ca up to 420 with turbo calcium.
there is a website calculator which tells u how much ca to add. for me to go from 350 to 420 calcium, i think it said i needed 9 tablespoon of turbo calcium on my 40G. i only added half the recommended dosage and checked parameters the next day. if it went up half, i added the other half. u need to adjust. someone might know the link.
rjwilson37
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I am using the Liquid Reactor and it has Mag, Alk, and Stro as well, it is suppose to be a good overall. I was just wondering becuase I did not want to waist my test kit. I guess since this is the first time I use it, that I should check every day just to see how much it will raise it everyday.
Finsky
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I have been using Seachem Reef Salt doing 15 - 18 gallon water changes weekly on my 125 gallon mixed reef tank.
The calcium seems to hover around 480 to 490 without any dosing other than water changes. Is this level acceptable?
My alkalinity is fine was well as my magnesium.
I have two brain corals, two montiopora capricornous, one green birdsnest coral, one montiopora encrusting, one goniopora, two 6 to 8 inch red rose bubble tips which used to be one 12 inch for 22 months until it split into two with a pair of continuously breeding Tomato clowns laying eggs on the rock next to them, one 14 inch green bubble tip, on six inch bubble tip, two groves of palythoa polyps one 12 inch coverage and the other six inch coverage, two maxima clams and two crocea clams doing fantastic opening with their mantels in the current, various mushrooms including red, green, blue, and maroon.
The calcium seems to hover around 480 to 490 without any dosing other than water changes. Is this level acceptable?
My alkalinity is fine was well as my magnesium.
I have two brain corals, two montiopora capricornous, one green birdsnest coral, one montiopora encrusting, one goniopora, two 6 to 8 inch red rose bubble tips which used to be one 12 inch for 22 months until it split into two with a pair of continuously breeding Tomato clowns laying eggs on the rock next to them, one 14 inch green bubble tip, on six inch bubble tip, two groves of palythoa polyps one 12 inch coverage and the other six inch coverage, two maxima clams and two crocea clams doing fantastic opening with their mantels in the current, various mushrooms including red, green, blue, and maroon.
