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06-09-2004, 11:18 AM
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#21 (permalink)
| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London, ON, Canada
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 |  Re: Calcium problems
Sorry, I've been known to go overboard on some topics related to this addictive hobby. | 
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06-09-2004, 12:18 PM
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#22 (permalink)
| | Guest | Re: Calcium problems
[quote author=rayjay link=board=General;num=1086223554;start=15#20 date=06/09/04 at 14:18:05]Sorry, I've been known to go overboard on some topics related to this addictive hobby.[/quote]
Haa Haa join the club RJ. | |
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06-09-2004, 04:24 PM
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#23 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: Calcium problems
Dave you a guest? _________ Just tryin to recreate God's perfection in a glass bowl. 20 Gallon Reef W/Live Rock, mated pair of Maroon Clowns, Softies, 110 watts PC 10,000k lighting, and skimmer. http://www.3reef.com/uploads/1craig400.jpg | |
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06-11-2004, 03:12 PM
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#24 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
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 | Re: Calcium problems
I already got my B-ionic, Kalkwasser, float switch, and pump. Nautilus, my plans are to add the B-ionic for the trace elements and run the kalk at the same time. The side of the B-ionic bottle tells you how much to mix when your adding with kalkwasser. I couldn't find a magnesium test kit. I did find a Red Sea Alk test kit but when I opened it, it reads alk as low normal or high. I think I'm going to take it back. I'm definitely going to test before I aimlessly add. I'm going to check my normal LFS for the test kits tomorrow. Sorry it took me so long to reply. I went on a little mini vacation. Let me know what you guys think. _________ http://www.3reef.com/uploads/reefmanMC.jpg&&Right now I'm in the middle of a conversion from reef to Discus/ planted aquarium. Hair algae beat me down. Maybe a nano in the future. Everything screwed up so I'm converting to FOWLR. Wish me luck. | |
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06-11-2004, 03:39 PM
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#25 (permalink)
| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London, ON, Canada
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| Re: Calcium problems
Well, first things first. This guy thinks you should have taken this family along for the mini vacation. I could sure use one right now.
I don't know "B-ionic" but if it's trace elements only, I would think twice before using it.
I'm just one of very many hobbyists who do not add trace elements of any kind. (kalk and alk not trace) In my case, thats just over ten years now.
The foods we add to the tanks supply more trace elements than enough so that we do water changes just to LOWER the levels of trace elements building up in the systems. | |
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06-11-2004, 03:44 PM
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#26 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
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| Re: Calcium problems
Does Kalk add magnesium? | |
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06-11-2004, 03:55 PM
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#27 (permalink)
| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London, ON, Canada
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| Re: Calcium problems
I can't swear to it at the moment, but I believe Randy Holmes-Farley on RC has mentioned that Kalk replaces calcium and alk and has magnesium as well.
In my ten plus years, I've never checked for magnesium nor have I added specifically magnesium to my systems.
I'll see if I can find my link to his article or one of his posts on the topic sometime this weekend, or you can go to his Chemistry forum on RC and do a search. | |
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06-11-2004, 04:03 PM
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#28 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
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| Re: Calcium problems
I think I'm still going to add the B-ionic every couple of days in a low dosage. | |
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06-11-2004, 04:06 PM
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#29 (permalink)
| | Spaghetti Worm
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06-11-2004, 04:10 PM
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#30 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
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| Re: Calcium problems
OK thanks rayjay. | |
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