Best product to raise Calcium?

roktsintst · 10/23/2008, 06:57 PM

I am having trouble getting my calcium up. i know i need a larger calcium reactor but that will only maintain it not raise it. i have gone through a whole can of Kent Turbo calcium and it had little effect raising calcium significantly in my 210 sps tank. Is there something that is more potent and/or works better?

Randy Holmes-Farley · 10/23/2008, 07:16 PM

There is no product more potent, but there are cheaper ones, such as Dowflake or calcium chloride from Bulk Reef Supply and Buckeye Field Supply.

This calculator shows how much of various products you'd need:

Reef chemicals calculator
http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chem_calc3.html

10/23/2008, 06:57 PM	#1
roktsintst Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cental Cali Posts: 2,384	Best product to raise Calcium? I am having trouble getting my calcium up. i know i need a larger calcium reactor but that will only maintain it not raise it. i have gone through a whole can of Kent Turbo calcium and it had little effect raising calcium significantly in my 210 sps tank. Is there something that is more potent and/or works better? __________________ --- Ryan --- Current Tank Info: 300 AGE Starfire SPS Reef75g frag tank lit w/ T5's Deltec 902ACIII4 400 Radium's4-160 vho'sGEO 818 CA RXReefTek Kalk RXDart Return on manifold to a wavy sea57 watt uvHammerHead w/ OceansMotion

10/23/2008, 07:16 PM	#2
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	There is no product more potent, but there are cheaper ones, such as Dowflake or calcium chloride from Bulk Reef Supply and Buckeye Field Supply. This calculator shows how much of various products you'd need: Reef chemicals calculator http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chem_calc3.html __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef