[Canadian Man]

Originally Posted by steve-s

I would be interested in your progress with the Reef Carbonate. I have used the liquid carbonate products myself and have found them to be very lacking when it comes to raising alkalinty any significant amount if you are trying to remedy a problem.

They can and are fine for maintaining levels that are already balanced though.

FYI, not sure if you know this but make sure you never add a carbonate product at the same time or near the same time as a product that contains magnesium. If added to closely timewise, they will form Magnesium Carbonate and do nothing for the alkalinity. They are best dosed several hours apart.

Cheers
Steve

Good old baking soda works wonders for raising alk. Just add it slowly and your fine.