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05-18-2007, 09:37 PM
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Shark
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calcium reactor and low calcium?
I just checked my calcium and it was 360..why would this drop with a reactor????my alk is 9dkh? should I be adding a little calcium every month or 2? oh and the ph is 8.4day 8.2 night
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05-18-2007, 09:39 PM
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What is your Mag at?
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05-18-2007, 09:42 PM
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Shark
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05-18-2007, 09:42 PM
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Shark
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will that effect cal?
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05-18-2007, 09:43 PM
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Low mag can effect the balance, over time it could be quite a signifagant effect, but your mag level is just fine. When you got the reactor all setup did you have the Ca in the right place to start with?
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05-18-2007, 09:44 PM
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Shark
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yep...right at 420...but has dropped a bit.I thought Id just add a little calcium to it?
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05-18-2007, 09:47 PM
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Oh ya,.. Definitally. Go ahead and boost the CA back up,.. I'm just trying to figure out how this happened lol. You might want to turn the reactor up slightly once you have the CA back to normal and see if it maintains your levels then.
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05-18-2007, 10:34 PM
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Shark
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ok cool sounds great Ill give the tank some calcium...Ill keep you posted!
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05-18-2007, 10:39 PM
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Cool deal. Feel free to PM me if I miss any updates.
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05-18-2007, 10:57 PM
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so... if your tank is stable when you add a reactor, it wont make it stable? it will just keep it consistent?
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05-18-2007, 11:17 PM
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Shark
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a reactor helps to stable things...I havent added anything but mag for 6 months or so....I have added alot of things lately including 3 types of algae and alot of frags so that may have helped with the drop of calcium(although my ph is great) Oh well Its at 400ppm now. I just want to keep an eye on my alk...that is the #1 priority..
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05-23-2007, 08:21 AM
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Quote:
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so... if your tank is stable when you add a reactor, it wont make it stable? it will just keep it consistent?
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I'm confused. This question sounds contraditory.
It won't make it stable?
It'll just keep it consistent?
Isn't stable and consistent the same thing?
either way, yes...the idea behind a CA reactor is...it will maintain (keep consistent/stable) your Ca and Alk levels without any help from you (additives, etc).
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05-23-2007, 11:56 AM
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Shark
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and it may have been my calcium was a bit low when I set the reactor up..
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05-23-2007, 12:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by leveldrummer
so... if your tank is stable when you add a reactor, it wont make it stable? it will just keep it consistent?
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When you fire the reactor up you want your levels to be in ballance and where you want them to stay. Reactors don't do a great job at raising things,.. and since they raise CA and ALK together if the CA is 300 and Alk is 11Dkh you really can't push CA up without sending Alk through the roof.
If you start where you want to stay and get it tuned in very little adjustment will be requried to keep it there, but some will be required to make up for coral growth and increased demand.
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05-23-2007, 12:04 PM
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Shark
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thats probaby what my tank did I added alot of frags and the cal dropped I had to boost that baby up a bit!
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