how do i increase my calcium?

[Aquaman_68]

I've been adding purple up for calcium but it hasn't changed anything. Just bought reef fusion by sea chem to raise calcium.

purple up is a mag suppliment I believe.....Turbo Calcium will raise ur calcium up quick...that reef fusion is a trace element suppliment I beleive as well....
Basic params is all u should worry about to start as stated above...

Mag
Ca
Alk

Those can be raised or balanced with additives like

ESV B-ionic = mag suppliment
ESV Part 1 + 2 = alk & ca suppliment

Other companies have similar products....

 

[delta]

Cal. 200
PH 8.4
Temp 80
Salinity 1.023
I have API test kits. The highest # of drops for alk is 12 which =214.8 and I'm getting 14 drop so I'm over 214. Is that bad??

First off get a second opinion on your testing i.e have someone else test your parameters. Something is not right here.

 

[dsal]

I've tested it and my lfs. What don't you think is right??

 

[dsal]

I was adding purple up but just started Reef Fusion calcium builder today. My mag was really low so I used a mag sulfate for 3 days and that's good now. I used carbonate alkalinity but I stopped. My alk is too high now. I just started adding iodine too. Should I be adding anything else??

 

[danzig]

what type of salt do you use? that plays a HUGE role in your water chemistry. I use to use reef crystals and that gave me very low PH and not enough calcium.
Now I use red sea Coral Pro and everything is right where it should be now

I know were not on the discussion of salt anymore but i 2nd redsea coral pro. Have used it since day 1 and all my params have been perfect since ; )

(hasnt been long though lol)



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