Calcium and Alk dosing?

tanked_life · 04/01/2015, 01:17 PM

Hello RC, I have a Biocube 29 Reed tank that I am trying to build up, right now it is LPS dominant but I want to move on up to SPS. I don't have much to spend but is there any good Alk/Calcium dosing out there for cheap yet very efficient? I won't need a pump or a reactor since I can do it manually for now but any ideas on what to buy and where to get it from?

tanked_life · 04/01/2015, 01:18 PM

Also any great tester out there I can also buy? i have a kit already but not sure how accurate it is

rwb500 · 04/01/2015, 03:17 PM

here ya go -

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/

and for the testing, nothing is more reliable than a high quality set of test kits. What brand do you have?

tanked_life · 04/01/2015, 04:45 PM

Hey thank you Rwb500 I cant wait to try this out. I Am not sure what test kit i have, but it is standard test tubes and chart i will let you lnow when i return home in a couple days

bertoni · 04/01/2015, 05:22 PM

The Salifert and IO test kits always worked reasonably well for me, as far as I could tell, anyway. The DIY supplement worked well, too.

tanked_life · 04/02/2015, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bertoni

The Salifert and IO test kits always worked reasonably well for me, as far as I could tell, anyway. The DIY supplement worked well, too.

thats great to hear, I'm looking for some nice growth when i do this, I will keep you all updated if i cook the batch correctly

04/01/2015, 01:17 PM	#1
tanked_life Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 231	Calcium and Alk dosing? Hello RC, I have a Biocube 29 Reed tank that I am trying to build up, right now it is LPS dominant but I want to move on up to SPS. I don't have much to spend but is there any good Alk/Calcium dosing out there for cheap yet very efficient? I won't need a pump or a reactor since I can do it manually for now but any ideas on what to buy and where to get it from?

04/01/2015, 05:22 PM	#5
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	The Salifert and IO test kits always worked reasonably well for me, as far as I could tell, anyway. The DIY supplement worked well, too. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

04/01/2015, 01:18 PM	#2
tanked_life Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 231	Also any great tester out there I can also buy? i have a kit already but not sure how accurate it is

04/01/2015, 03:17 PM	#3
rwb500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,694	here ya go - http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/ and for the testing, nothing is more reliable than a high quality set of test kits. What brand do you have?

04/01/2015, 04:45 PM	#4
tanked_life Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 231	Hey thank you Rwb500 I cant wait to try this out. I Am not sure what test kit i have, but it is standard test tubes and chart i will let you lnow when i return home in a couple days