So when I used to keep freshwater tanks I stuck cuttlefish bone in the tank to provide clacium for the snails. I am curious, would the same work in saltwater for corals and snails?
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
I'm not familiar with cuttlefish bone but I do have some coral skeletons decomposing in my tank. I imagine the calcium is being sucked right out of them
So when I used to keep freshwater tanks I stuck cuttlefish bone in the tank to provide clacium for the snails. I am curious, would the same work in saltwater for corals and snails?
Lol I have no idea if they're "dissolving". I just see that some of my older skeletons (mainly montis) have gotten thinner and now have big holes in them. I assumed they were dissolving like they would in a reactor, only at a much slower rate.Are you sure they are dissolving?
Seawater is supersaturated with respect to calcium and carbonate.
The only way calcium carbonate can dissolve is deep in a sand bed or pore where organics are decomposing and lowering the pH. If the pH drops below about pH 7.7, they can begin to slowly dissolve.