Jump to content

Anyone of u dosing calcium direct instead of kalk?


Recommended Posts

Hi all , would like to hear some comments from experience reefers ard.

Kalkwasser is used to maintain cal and alk , no doubt abt that.... but as my tank is only a 2.5 ft , a dosage of kalk( mixed accordingly to Aquapharm pur Kalk of 3 L) and dosing via a dripper , usually results in increase in water level , and thus diluting my seawater , causing a drop in salinity( some thing I detest happening).

Was thinking that instead of dosing kalk , i dose concentrate cal ( ionic) periodically to maintain the cal level , in addition to weekly monitoring of alk and correction... wat u guyzs think or anyone doing this?

Also , magnesium is another issue to take note and mine is forever depleting fast... anyone of u actually uses the seachem magnesium and dose via the dripper method?

Would like to hear from u guyzs how u all go abt mainting CAL , ALK and MG.

:unsure::thanks:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • SRC Member

it's not that i dun support liquid calcium, but i just find it ex. in the long run....

there are 2 types of calcium replenish pdts (powder form) in the market, for e.g. reefez hav calcium plus and kalkwasser, kalk u noe wat issit, ca plus is to raise instead of maintain Ca... therefore, IMO, u shld top up ur water acc to the volume of evaporation by using kalk.

At intervals of days /wk, u can add calcium plus / carbonate (reef builder) if u find ur Ca or alk at a low level (thru test kits)... as time goes by, u shld be able to derive a pattern of dosage for ur tank.... ;)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share



×
×
  • Create New...