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CoMMaNdeR
04/30/2006, 05:32 AM
Guys which product / brand do you think is the best to raise Calcium to its proper parameter ?

Thanks
Randy Holmes-Farley
04/30/2006, 07:01 AM
It you are talking about something to make a significant boost to calcium only, then Kent Turbo Calcium and Liquid Calcium, ESV, Warner, and Dowflake from Home Depot are all equally suitable, IMO.

I tested them here:

Purity of Calcium Chloride
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/mar2004/chem.htm

I would not use Seachem Reef Calcium for this purpose as it may boost alkalinity as well.
CoMMaNdeR
04/30/2006, 08:09 AM
Yes very true. I used Seachem Reef Calcium and it boosted my ALK from 3-4 meq/L to 9meq/L.

Randy Holmes which product you reccomend most for raising the calcium level and after I have proper calcium reading I will keep it stable with kalk ?
FlyingFish65
04/30/2006, 08:50 AM
I like B-Ionic.
Billybeau1
04/30/2006, 09:07 AM
I used Seachems Reef Complete. Worked very good. It also adds a little strontium and magnesium.
Spuds725
04/30/2006, 09:35 AM
removed-- reposted question in chemisty section..
Randy Holmes-Farley
04/30/2006, 10:11 AM
Randy Holmes which product you reccomend most for raising the calcium level and after I have proper calcium reading I will keep it stable with kalk ?

All of those that I mentioned are equally good based on my testing. :)
jjmcat
04/30/2006, 10:29 AM
Just be careful and always test.Ive been using Kents liquid reactor and raised my calc. to 500.I didnt test enough.
Randy Holmes-Farley
04/30/2006, 10:56 AM
FWIW, Liquid Reactor (as opposed to Liquid Calcium) isn't a product that I'd recommend for raising calcium. Even if it worked to raise calcium (which I do not believe it will in an appropriate way), it would then boost alkalinity too much.