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SeaMaster
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I know this is a highly subjective subject, but I need some advice about supplements. I have always felt that the fewer the better, and the times I have tried using them I have almost crashed my system chasing test values.
My tank is a 72 bow with 18 gal sump. I run a calcium reactor on a slow drip because I don't have a large demand for calcium as yet. A few months ago my alk was high (off the chart), calcium was low (320), and pH was low (7.5 to 8.0).
At the time I started adding Kent Superbuffer-dKH to raise the pH and Aragamilk to raise the calcium as recomended by my LPS. The pH would increase, but only temporarily, and no increase in calcium was realized at all.
I have come to realize the error of my ways to some extent and do not add either anymore. My system has settled back down, but I still need to deal with the same issues, as I think we all do with a reef system.
1) What do those of you running a calcium reactor use for supplements, and what do you routinely supplement for?
2) What do you use to test for calcium and alk? I have been using Seachem but I was wondering if there is another good alternative.
My tank is a 72 bow with 18 gal sump. I run a calcium reactor on a slow drip because I don't have a large demand for calcium as yet. A few months ago my alk was high (off the chart), calcium was low (320), and pH was low (7.5 to 8.0).
At the time I started adding Kent Superbuffer-dKH to raise the pH and Aragamilk to raise the calcium as recomended by my LPS. The pH would increase, but only temporarily, and no increase in calcium was realized at all.
I have come to realize the error of my ways to some extent and do not add either anymore. My system has settled back down, but I still need to deal with the same issues, as I think we all do with a reef system.
1) What do those of you running a calcium reactor use for supplements, and what do you routinely supplement for?
2) What do you use to test for calcium and alk? I have been using Seachem but I was wondering if there is another good alternative.