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Posted	calcium
24-05-2006 00:12 by craig	hi what do you guys supplement calcium with do u use a reactor or a ready made one like liquid calcium if i work it right the slat mix i use will give me a 445 reading or so it says on the container also want the easiest way to do it
24-05-2006 10:26 by drummerduck	i just use liquid calcium..... One capful every week....... easy.
24-05-2006 10:54 by Alan	seachem reef calcium does a pretty good job it boosts magnesium strontium and calcium in proportions as found in the sea.
24-05-2006 15:22 by drummerduck	Alan, is this cheaper then buying a bottle each of the Calcium, stronium and magnesium?
24-05-2006 21:38 by Limbux	Get a bag of bilders lime, mix a mug full with 5lt of RO, let it settle and add the clear liquid in to you sump. If you keep this up should give a reading of over 500K. Keep any eye on it as it will take your pH up aswell. You can add it to your topup water aswell.
25-05-2006 00:27 by garry	good on you limbux but i bet you will get a lot of questions thats why i didnt say use builders lime same as kalk
25-05-2006 09:45 by Alan	On a small tank with low demand the best method generally is the balling method which is a 2 part liquid additive buffering carbonate and calcium levels together. I will be using this when I have finished with the seachem as apparently it is a better method. Another name for Kalkwasser is quick lime mixes to a ph of about 12 so oit must be added very carefully to avoid out of control ph fluctuations.
25-05-2006 21:47 by Limbux	I don't use builder lime myself, I use another type of hydrated lime that you can only buy in bulk. This lime is for industial water treatment and is a slightly better mix, also i get it from work so it cost me nothing. Builders lime is just as good but i would say that on-line pH monitoring is a must. Kalkwasser is Germany for lime water after all. (If you are interested the lime I use is called Limbux lime and can cost upto £250 per tonne)
25-05-2006 22:21 by garry	labpak chemicals sell a product called calcium hydroxide lr mix this with water and add the clear water after it settled or easer get a stirrer ( ratz )is good and peri pump and dose at night when ph is lower

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