How to Start Dosing Calcium, Alkalinity and Magnesium in Reef Tanks
If you're ready for SPS, or even some LPS coral and need to maintain stable calcium and alkalinity, this is for you!
Link: How to Start Dosing Calcium, Alkalinity and Magnesium in Reef Tanks
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I have a Hanna Calcium Colorimeter HI758 for Marine Water for sale. This was only used a handful of times and includes the reagents.
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I have 3 test kits available for sale (calc, mag, alk). I bought them hoping I could use them, but can't since I'm colorblind and can't see the transitions well. They have either never been used or used once or twice. I live in the Woodinville area and would either prefer pick up or Woodinville...
Hey all. Been following the community over the years now and finally decided to create an account and become more active.
I've been in the hobby for ~15 years now. Went from a 25g to my current 40 breeder (bare bottom) ~5 years ago. Unfortunately, I lost interest in the hobby going on a few...
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Just a question to make sure I’m not missing a pest or something.
My Frogspawn reached 16+ heads this spring and has looked great the whole time, but it suddenly split down the skeletal base into 2 colonies. Neither seemed bothered by the change.
Last night, my Hammer of 25 heads...
Hi reefers,
I have a preowned REEFER XL425, I started it from very beginning 2 months ago. A week ago it got through cycling so I bought a pair of Nemos, 5 mixed frags, 3 shrimps a 4 snails. Everyone look great. Except the fact, that the chemistry is weird and now the massive green outbreak...
Has anyone used these reagents from www.abcreagents.com for their trident?
Supposedly they work just like the Neptune reagents but obviously they are much cheaper.
If people have any experience with these, please comment. If they work well, this will definitely be a game changer!
Hey guys! For sale are a couple of Hanna Checker colorimeters.
Calcium is like new, never used. REAGENTS HAVE EXPIRED! Asking $50
Alkalinity is lightly used. NO REAGENTS INCLUDED! Asking $45
Or take both for $85!
Prices include shipping and PayPal fees. Please PayPal only, no Venmo, etc. US...
Hello, I purchased Maxima Clam about 3 weeks ago, and noticed that it's mantle has become flaky and cracked, like asphalt that was heavily salted in the winter (It's more clear when you zoom in on the picture).
It's receiving about 150 PAR and has low to moderate flow. Alkalinity is at 8.2...
Hey all, it's been a few years since I kept a saltwater tank - my expertise is definitely in freshwater and turtles. In the past I had 2 thriving reef tanks with fish & LPS but once my ex and I broke up I kept the freshwater and he took the salt tanks (he was definitely the salt expert!)
So...
I have a 44 pound box of large reborn and I have all the other stuff that I have normally mixed in it for years, and I’ve had wonderful success. It’s a blend of others and size. It’s all in the pictures and it’s probably $300 -350 worth of media.
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I'm still fairly new to the hobby, I've only been running my tank a few months. We installed a Trident about a week ago and it showed our Calcium was too high, way up at about 576. I think we'd been misreading our Red Sea test kits and over-dosing as a result. Since then Calcium has slowly...
Hey everyone, I’m trying to wrap my head around why has my Alk risen and whats depleting calcium and magnesium. And what’s the solution.
I recently added a hammer garden (9 heads) and a yumma mushroom and soon after I noticed my Alk jumped to 10 and resulting in depletion of my calcium and...
I am getting out of the hobby and have a few Hanna Testers that need to go. I am open to offers but please be reasonable. If shipping is needed you will need to cover the shipping costs.
Salinity Tester $45
PH $40
Temperature $30
Alkalinity $45
Phosphates $45
Calcium $45
Neptune Trident up for grabs. Just recently service for maintenance at neptune (have receipt for proof of maintenance). Used for approximately just over a year.
Both logically and scientifically I realize that that calcium levels in my tank should not be rising unless I'm physically adding calcium to my tank.
According to my Trident (recently calibrated), a hanna checker, an aquaforest test kit, and my LFS.... my calcium levels are continuing to rise...
Hello My friends, i have a 105gallon Reef tank just lps, zoas and softies. I’ve been dosing 22ml of all for reef daily for about 9 months, alkalinity has always been stable my issue is calcium, it’s always been high im thinking of ditching all for reef and going to a regular 2-part any thoughts...
Everyone knows one of the keys to successful coral growth is stable Alk/Ca. My question is, what is the real definition of stable? Are we talking about a rock solid unwavering alk of 9.5? or is bouncing around from 9 to 9.5 back to 9.2 , etc. ok?
Here's my trident results from the last few...