I’m using instant ocean (not reef crystals). I know several people use this salt and I’ve been having good results; however recently I’ve had the calcium levels come back at 360 ppm (alk 9). This is tested using the API test kits (I know I’m going to get comments that these are unreliable but they are about +\- 20 ppm accuracy which either puts it super low or just low).
I don’t have a real heavy bio load currently in my 28g cube: 1 acro, 2 chalice, Alveopora, and a lepto.
I just opened a big bucket of salt, so it wouldn’t be ideal to switch, but I could do that. Reef crystals would probably be cheaper than a calcium/alk supplement.
Here are my questions:
-Is it worth switching salts to prolong time to have to supplement? (I could always mix both salts) the negative here being it only helps when I do water changes which means less predictability in how it will change these levels.
-If I do a two part supplement, most come with trace minerals. My concern is that if I am not testing these, would they become of concern while I am increasing/maintaining levels?
Any recommendations welcome, I’ve been debating on the brightwell code a/b powder or liquid since most of the other supplements tend seem to be out of stock most places.
Thanks!
I don’t have a real heavy bio load currently in my 28g cube: 1 acro, 2 chalice, Alveopora, and a lepto.
I just opened a big bucket of salt, so it wouldn’t be ideal to switch, but I could do that. Reef crystals would probably be cheaper than a calcium/alk supplement.
Here are my questions:
-Is it worth switching salts to prolong time to have to supplement? (I could always mix both salts) the negative here being it only helps when I do water changes which means less predictability in how it will change these levels.
-If I do a two part supplement, most come with trace minerals. My concern is that if I am not testing these, would they become of concern while I am increasing/maintaining levels?
Any recommendations welcome, I’ve been debating on the brightwell code a/b powder or liquid since most of the other supplements tend seem to be out of stock most places.
Thanks!