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02-19-2006, 04:42 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: North Carolina
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Cheap ways to keep Ca Up
What are good ways to keep Calcium levels up other them a Ca reactor?
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02-19-2006, 05:00 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Seachem reefadvantage calcium.
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02-19-2006, 07:05 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Lawrenceville, GA
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top off with a heavy mix of pickling lime and water. 1 tablespoon per gallon ought to do it.
The other way is to simply do frequent small water changes with a quality salt that already has the appropriate CA levels. Kent, Reef Crystals, etc. |
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02-20-2006, 05:05 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: North Carolina
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what do you mean by pickling lime?
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JBJ Nano Cube Dual Fan Model
20Gal AGA Reef Tank
28Gal BowFront Fowlr Tank
Fish~Goldstripe Marron Clown, Pigmy Cherub Angle Fish, Longnose Hawk Fish...
Inverts~Blueberry Grigonian, Eagle Eyes, Orange, Brown, Green and Purple Zoos, Pimply Shrooms, Green, Brown, Purple, Red, And GreenStripe Shrooms.
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02-20-2006, 05:19 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Lawrenceville, GA
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Mrs. Wages pickling lime is essentially generic kalkwasser. You'll find it in the canning section of some walmarts and also at most country general stores.
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03-03-2006, 05:55 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Rhode Island
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agree w/the seachem reef advantage calcium. I also have a oolitic dsb and rarely need to add calcium(at least not the recomended amount) anymore. I hold steady at 450 but some people dont like the dsb so reef advantage it is.its a powder that long outlast the liquis . much more cost effective IMHO |
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03-03-2006, 06:24 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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Originally Posted by Casey
Seachem reefadvantage calcium.
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That is what i use now. Regular WC's and that reef advantage Ca works great for me
Tim
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03-03-2006, 07:05 PM
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uber-stupid
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Biloxi, MS
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03-03-2006, 07:23 PM
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There is no kryptonite!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern Twin Cities, MN.
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Prestone driveway heat is working great for me! I use it to get my calcium levels where I want them, then dose Kalk in my auto top off. Working like a charm so far.
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