B Ionic and proper levels

[kevinohio]

I had been using purple up but as adviced to go to B-Ionic.
I am new to this prodcut and have some questions.

Currently my levels are Calcium 350
dKH 9.6

with the the alkalinity and calciium at that level do i even need to add more.

From what I have seen i want about 8 for the dKH
and 350 to 390 for the calcium. Is this correct.

From my limited knowledge it doesnt seem I need to add the B Ionic to the tank, other than maybe every few days.

Also if my dKH is high is there a ay do lower it or does it lower itself over time.

For now this is a FOWLR tank, but I am tring to help along the coraline algae, and may add some small corals.

[oct2274]

use this to calculate how much to dose

http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chem_calc3.html

don't try to dose all at once to get your levels right. i wouldn't dose more than 2 ounces a day of either the alk or the calcium.

[barbra]

Your calcium is a tad low, and you Alk is fine. An excellent article on the subject can be found here:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php

Other than calcium I would not add anything further unless there is a reason to think your coraline is suffering. It also requires magnesium and several other minerals to thrive, as well as proper lighting. If you are truly serious about coraline growth you should test for the other things, but it is quite a bit of effort that may not be needed at all.

[kevinohio]

Thats what B ionic was reccomended. it is suppsed to have the other compents like magniesium and the rest.