Turbo Calcium

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer

Alk is 8.4 dKH.

Cheers,

thats a normal range, lower than I like but nothing to worry about..

Steve

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

you can do a single addition to your Mg to bring it up.. not that much of a change.. I would for get the 8tsp/day thing and go 1 cup the day after you bring up your Mg, and the next day after that add another .6666666666 of a cup or if you are concerned about raising Ca by about 140ppm in 1 hour then just do 1/2 a cup a day ... I have raised Ca over 200ppm in one shot several times and not had a problem..

If you add the 1 cup.. do a Ca test the next day about the same time and recalculate you measurments first.. as I will guess you Ca will jump up about 20 to 30 PPm just from bringing your Mg up to 1350 to 1400

Steve

That sounds much better than dosing every day for an eternity.

Thanx heaps,

[RonPeter]

As was already stated keep an eye on your alk as well....as you raise your calcium your alk will have a tendancy to drop, you need to adjust both accordingly. I have used Kent turbo caclium and super dkh for over a year with no problems. I only have a 65 gallon tank though...your size of tank you might want to consider a calcium reactor once you get everything up to snuff.

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by RonPeter

...your size of tank you might want to consider a calcium reactor once you get everything up to snuff.

Thanx. That's a good idea. It'll have to wait, however. Have other priorities on the shelf. 1). Better skimmer. (Running a Prism Pro Deluxe right now and it just ain't cuttin' it). 2). RO/DI. 3). Move to a more secure (read concrete and steel) building. Oh, and one of these days I'd like to maybe afford some, uh, livestock. Ya, livestock.....that'd be good. If I'd known this hobby was going to be so expensive, when I first started, I would have seriously reconsidered. (Ya, right). Well...too far into it now. (That's my excuse and I'm stickin' to it!).

Cheers,

[RonPeter]

I think once you get things dialed in you will like the Kent product...I found the guide on the packaging is generally for maintaining your levels...not raising them. I can't remember what dosages I used to up my levels but it was more like 1-2 teaspoons a day until my levels were where I wanted them to be...now I require 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of calcium and dkh per day to maintain my levels...my calcium is 420 and my dkh is 10. Keep in mind that my tank is only a moderately socked 65 gallon though. I have 2 enchino frags, 1 monti frag and 1 clam plus what's in my signature in there is all. Good luck.

[Willow]

hooking up my ca reator was the best thing i ever did for my tank. i struggeled with low alk for months, within a week my levels have sorted themeslves out. even though i don't grow sps my tank still uses a ton of calcium and alk with all the coral.

[Aquattro]

Also keep in mind that Turbo Calcium is designed more for one time adjustments. Overuse can throw off your chloride levels.

[RonPeter]

Don't mean to hi-jack the thread but what should you use to maintain your clacium then? I have been using Turbo for that reason for over a year now. Thanks.

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by RonPeter

Don't mean to hi-jack the thread but ....

OK with me. It's all good.

Cheers,

[Willow]

Originally Posted by RonPeter

Don't mean to hi-jack the thread but what should you use to maintain your clacium then? I have been using Turbo for that reason for over a year now. Thanks.

try dripping kalkawasser at night.