Dosing calcium

[brycenelson]

Hey guys I have been dosing alkalinity and magnesium for a couple months now and I tested my calcium last night and it was running a little low 390 and I was wondering how to dose it. I know people love kalkwasser and calcium reactors but that’s just not realistic for my 55 gallon tank. I was looking into tropic marine all for reef because it would eliminate all the other dosing I have to do (also would be cheaper) any insight will help :)

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Hey guys I have been dosing alkalinity and magnesium for a couple months now and I tested my calcium last night and it was running a little low 390 and I was wondering how to dose it. I know people love kalkwasser and calcium reactors but that’s just not realistic for my 55 gallon tank. I was looking into tropic marine all for reef because it would eliminate all the other dosing I have to do (also would be cheaper) any insight will help :)

You have been dosing magnesium for months, without dosing calcium? Magnesium consumption is always proportional to calcium consumption and is about 1/10th of the calcium consumption.

Many methods work great. I’d suggest some sort of two part system, or a one part such as all for reef.