[webby0954]

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Number of downloads: 12wat is best way to add additives ie calcium mag and such like as want to have go at lps and sps but cant afford any reactors at mo any help much appreciated tank is 110 gallon with sump

[karnivor]

http://reefkeeping.c...rhf/index.php#4
http://www.advanceda...ct2003/chem.htm

There yah go.

[Crabbit]

I ran my last sps tank on Tropic Marin Bio-Calcium. This will increase you calcium levels and KH also use Salifert Coral Calcium for when your calcium is low and KH is high and Tropic Marin Triple Buffer when your calcium is high and your KH is low. That will sort you out for KH and calcium. For magnesium Tropic Marin Bio-Magnesium. I have had good results with these. But the only draw back is when it comes to keeping the levels stable can be very time consuming when the demand is high but with lots of testing a regime can be worked out on a grown out system.

[webby0954]

rthanks for fast replies so buy reading wats been posted do you test see wat you get then add till it gets to were you need it for sps coral s i have deltec 1250 skimmer it has area in it to add rowaphos and such like. cud i put in their some calcium in a bag and let water pass through it or wud it get flushed through to quick cheers adrian

[Social D]

TBH with your kind of set- up extra additives arent really needed its very questionable if they are needed at all if you have a regular regime of water changes, Given a quick glance of your tank and it look like you could be thowing money to the wind.

So simple water changes should keep everything in check for now, test before you add anything alot of bottled potions arent needed unless you can actually test for them, tho experience the eye is the best kit and that really comes with time in this hobby.

A little off cue but if you know your parameters and they are stable you should not need to add anything else

[webby0954]

cheers tim i change water every 2 weeks change about 20-25% just thinking with sps lps and told they strip calcium and such to create good growth but cheers for that much appreciated adrian

[Social D]

A few sps and lps in your size tank for now wont consume much calcium off the shelf additives will cope for a very long time,until you have a heavy dependent system that requires copious amounts of calcium you wont need a cal reactor etc