How Many Use Additives?

[Wrassman]

Hey all,

Ever since I began using the ECO-Aqualizer, I have been watching things more closely in my tank. *Watching the fish, watching the protein skimmer, watching the corals, and of course, watching the shrimp and crabs.

But, I've also been watching some of the "intangibles" in the tank. *Stuff I havent' watched very closely in the past. *And I must say, I have discovered some interesting information -- some of it on my own; and some of it through reading the observations of others.

So, in order to share this information, as well as gather more information for all of us, I want to run some polls, and ask you to comment on a few questions that I'll be asking.

And the first one is: "How many of you use calcium additives in your tank?"

After you answer the poll, why don't you post a short response about the brand of calcium you use, and what you expect to get out of it. *What do you think the calcium does for the tank?

I will be popping in and out of the thread, and at the end of the thread, I will share some interesting info from Dr.Ron and others.

Thanks for taking the poll and we will look at the results, together!!

[stevem650]

I use daily ESV Bionics. I dose 60 ml of each in the morning. I also dose 1 x a week ESV Potassium Iodide 1% solution. I would also use 2x week DT'S. Bionics seem to keep my calcium and alk at the right levels. Using ESV and my ecosystem, my fish and corals are doing great.

[CheckMateKingll]

I'm the same as Steve, we are twins, hehe, except I don't use DT's...
I have noticed better Coraline grown with the B-Ionics then Natureef, mor colorfull...

[karlas]

i like the seachem stuff started using it and just stuck with it

[Wrassman]

[glow=Pink, 2, 60%]I am going to let my poll run one week -- until the 17th. If you haven't taken the time to place your vote, please do so; I am writing an article on Ca and I would like as much info as I can get.[/glow]

[glow=Red, 2, 60%]For those of you brave enough to be running your tank with NO Ca additive, I have added a selection for you now.[/glow]

[glow=Blue, 3, 60%]TIA for your responses!!![/glow]

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[Craig Manoukian]

I drip Julian Sprungs - Two Little Fishies Kalkwasser daily in my top off water. This is what I have noticed since using it:

• Improved coraline algae and coral growth
• Little or no cyanobacteria growth
• Less green PITA algae growth and greater water clarity
• CA stays stable at 500 ppm

[Wrassman]

Just a note to remind you that the poll is over on the 17th. *Only 7 people so far have taken it. *I KNOW more than that use a calcium additive.

[privateer]

I have been using Kent kalwasser. I use the drip method,daily ,as make up water. The tank is still youn, my ca is running about 440.

[Wrassman]

[glow=Green, 3, 90%]So, we got 8 votes, and 8 people said they use a Ca additive of some sort. That is 100% of those who responded. I expected that; I didn't expect the low number of responses.

The purpose of the poll was to lead into a Product Review that I am preparing to do this week involving several Seachem Products. Of couse, Seachem Reef Calcium is one of the Products, but there are several others.

I will be drawing information from here, and from an article by Dr. Ron Shimek, "What We Put In The Water." I will provide a working link to the article so you can read it yourself. It is quite interesting.[/glow]

[Jason McKenzie]

Wrass,
In a couple of post you have written you have mentioned additives that are "bio-availability model"
I'm wondering if you would be so kind as to point me in the direction of the manufacturer and some reading material on the subject.

Thanks in advance
J
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