When to start dosing KALK???

tygger · 05/25/2006, 06:48 AM

At what point will I need to start dosing kalk? Right now, I have basic corals that include various zoas, xenia, kenya tree, frogspawn, and green star polyps.

I was interested in adding a monti cap some time in the future. Will the corals I listed be ok without dosing kalk?

Right now, I just do water changes and don't even measure for calcium. Everything is growing.

Thx!

Anemonebuff · 05/25/2006, 06:55 AM

If you do water changes the calcium and other trace elements are replenished. I would start dosing Kalk when you Ca is 400 and your alk is a 7-12 dKH. Kalk will maintain Ca and alk and will also help precipitate phosphates.

You really do not need kalk with the current list of corals, assuming your parameters are within the acceptable ranges. But if you add a monti it will aid in it's growth.

Crazysps · 05/25/2006, 07:53 AM

I started my tank yesterday and have over 75lbs of rock and I am already Kalking water is crystal clear and hopfully coraline algae will be able to build easier.

05/25/2006, 06:48 AM	#1
tygger Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,631	When to start dosing KALK??? At what point will I need to start dosing kalk? Right now, I have basic corals that include various zoas, xenia, kenya tree, frogspawn, and green star polyps. I was interested in adding a monti cap some time in the future. Will the corals I listed be ok without dosing kalk? Right now, I just do water changes and don't even measure for calcium. Everything is growing. Thx! __________________ 15g Nano 72g reef + 29g sump/fuge

05/25/2006, 06:55 AM	#2
Anemonebuff Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: LI,NY Posts: 3,877	If you do water changes the calcium and other trace elements are replenished. I would start dosing Kalk when you Ca is 400 and your alk is a 7-12 dKH. Kalk will maintain Ca and alk and will also help precipitate phosphates. You really do not need kalk with the current list of corals, assuming your parameters are within the acceptable ranges. But if you add a monti it will aid in it's growth.

05/25/2006, 07:53 AM	#3
Crazysps Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 160	I started my tank yesterday and have over 75lbs of rock and I am already Kalking water is crystal clear and hopfully coraline algae will be able to build easier.