Calcium at 100 help please

chocolates mom · 07/15/2007, 10:59 AM

Ok I know what I did wrong so how do I get my Calcium up? Does anyone know how much Reef Complete I can add safely at one time?

t5Nitro · 07/15/2007, 11:41 AM

What test kit are you using? If you are keeping up on your water changes I doubt you have a calcium level of 100. I know you don't have any SPS either because they wouldn't live with 100 calcium, so your uptake wouldn't be much at all.

chocolates mom · 07/15/2007, 11:44 AM

Hagens test kit. I do water changes every week, but I have lost a cleaner shrimp, the other one doesn't look too good and I have also lost a conch

theatrus · 07/15/2007, 12:37 PM

What is your water change water reading at in Ca and Alk? The simplest method is to accelerate water changes. You can also dose straight Ca via a liquid, but not too quickly.

WaterKeeper · 07/15/2007, 12:39 PM

None of those deaths would be related to low calcium levels. It is corals that suffer first when calcium drops too low. I too suspect a faulty test. Can you get a second opinion?

chocolates mom · 07/15/2007, 12:59 PM

I am off to the LFS to get them to test the water

Andrew · 07/15/2007, 01:03 PM

Doesn't always mean they use good test kits either. I would invest in a salifert test kit. I believe the calcium test kits runs around $22

07/15/2007, 10:59 AM	#1
chocolates mom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Abbotsford British Columbia Posts: 302	Calcium at 100 help please Ok I know what I did wrong so how do I get my Calcium up? Does anyone know how much Reef Complete I can add safely at one time?

07/15/2007, 11:41 AM	#2
t5Nitro Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,384	What test kit are you using? If you are keeping up on your water changes I doubt you have a calcium level of 100. I know you don't have any SPS either because they wouldn't live with 100 calcium, so your uptake wouldn't be much at all. __________________ ATI T5 club Current Tank Info: Left the hobby, looking to re-enter in the future

07/15/2007, 12:37 PM	#4
theatrus 100-mile-commuter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: almost nevada Posts: 4,721	What is your water change water reading at in Ca and Alk? The simplest method is to accelerate water changes. You can also dose straight Ca via a liquid, but not too quickly. __________________ Custom electronics purveyor. blueAcro.com Current Tank Info: 90g SPS+mixed reef (10 yrs): LEDBrick LEDs, 40g custom sump, Ca reactor, chiller, Vortech, lots of custom electronics

07/15/2007, 12:39 PM	#5
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	None of those deaths would be related to low calcium levels. It is corals that suffer first when calcium drops too low. I too suspect a faulty test. Can you get a second opinion? __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

07/15/2007, 11:44 AM	#3
chocolates mom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Abbotsford British Columbia Posts: 302	Hagens test kit. I do water changes every week, but I have lost a cleaner shrimp, the other one doesn't look too good and I have also lost a conch

07/15/2007, 12:59 PM	#6
chocolates mom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Abbotsford British Columbia Posts: 302	I am off to the LFS to get them to test the water

07/15/2007, 01:03 PM	#7
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	Doesn't always mean they use good test kits either. I would invest in a salifert test kit. I believe the calcium test kits runs around $22