Kalkwasser

[coral_diver]

At what level do you all keep you Calcium? 400-480? Higher end being the better? How quickly will my carbon remove the calcium or will it even at all? Testing my IV bag idea but need to know what I should shoot for? Do you all add on a continuous basis or drip in once every other day or what type of schedule do you use?

[mojoreef]

It really depends on your salinity. If you keep your salinity at say 1.027 then you are looking for 415 ca, if 1.025 then ca would be at 385. dripping continiously is the best route you just have to find what your tanks demand is. Try this. Stop all dosing and take a measure of your calcium. now two days later at the same time (again with no dosing inbetween) take another measurement. the difference will be what your tank consumes in over a two day period. now just match that up with a drip of calcium and you should hit your target.

hope it helps


Mike

[coral_diver]

So say 400 is aproximatly a good level to keep reguardless for coraline and inverts? I keep my salinity 1.025-1.026 with the occasional hit and miss of 1.027 ( when I have a busy week and wasn't paying enough attention to my top off ) Test how often once it seems stable? Once a week? I tested today an I was quite on the low side about 360 with a salinity of 1.026. Good time to decide to start dosing I obviously need it :D Thanks for the info I will test in two days time I never thought of that good thought! :D

[mojoreef]

Coral diver you in the zone. its pretty hard to hit it dead on, as corals and such are always depleting it and adding it isnt a very exact science. So in the zone is good. On a reef tank, after the cycling period your going to have to keep and eye on calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium. Te reason is that they all get depleted (mag not as much at all) and they are all inter dependant on each other. Having one high will result in screwing up the other, same pertains to them being low. The key to water chemistry is balance, everything in thier in a balanced fashion, do that and its easy

glad it helped.


Mike