Calcium additives

[Willito]

I don't know Al, that sounds a little far fetch. Dog food, bleach, and Windex??? it sounds like a Sh*t mix someone is trying to get his buddy really sick.

Any links or articles?

[muck]

hes gotta be messin with you on that one...

[Delphinus]

And just sort of to follow up on what Stircrazy said. The conversion rate from meq/l to DKH is 2.8. So when someone says "alk = 4.0 meq/l" that's the same as saying "alk = 11.2 DKH". Because I like to use meq/l, what Stircrazy said about having better growth with 12 DKH whereas before it as 8 DKH to me means his alk went from 2.8 meq/l to 4.2 meq/l. Of course it doesn't really matter what units you use, depends a little probably on the test kit that you use and what units it uses. But basically for optimal growth you generally want to aim for 11-12 DKH or 3.9 - 4.3 meq/l. Tuning a reactor can be tricky business because as you bump up the reactor you bump up the demand for calcium so all of a sudden it can experience a slight drop and you need to bump up the reactor again. At least I noticed that phenomenon when I was trying to dial in the reactor. Made for a couple weeks of fiddling with it before I was happy with the results.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

Will, this just in, but I heard that you could get monster growth out of your corals by adding bleach, Windex and dog kibble in a ratio of 1:2:2 at 20lbs per 10 gallons.

Let's be clear that this is a joke. Not a funny joke, but a joke nonetheless. Do not add any of these items to your tank.

[Willito]

Clear as mud, thx.