Dosing Ca etc for SPS

[BoneVet]

I am putting together a SPS tank. 30 gal for "critters"; 15 gal sump. 250W MH.

What would you suggest as the best way to administer Ca, other essential elements, trace elements, and keep dKH 8-12.

Thank you so much for input

 

[dailydriven911]

I'm dosing b-ionic with great success and kent tech m for magnesium.

 

[Boomer]

It will depend on the demand of the system. It would be great if that demand could be done using just Kalk, that way you are not adding any unwanted ions, as seen in 2-parts. Look at them all

How to Select a Calcium and Alkalinity Supplementation Scheme
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2003/chem.htm

and

Weclome to Reef Frontiers

 

[OldFishMan]

Hello;

There is a train of thought --- " I may be the only one on the train though!" --- Use supplements to correct, and Kalkwasser to maintain!

If you use stuff bound to a chloride and stuff bound to a sodium you can only make salt. And, your skimmer and salt deposits will take care of the extra salt.

If you use stuff bound to hydroxide - OH -- you can even make water! Or, Carbonate, bi-Carbonate, Carbonic Acid, etc,.

If you use stuff bound to Sulfate --- "Well, there are a lot of undersea lava vents spewing the stuff." --- You may feed something that eats it --- or it may build up --- either way there is a lot of Chloride and Sulfate in normal sea water.

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[Boomer]

It appears to me from many of our recent posts and errors you are not on the trian at all.

 

[burning2nd]

ive bin doing the geto doseing of mag, and Ca from kent..

i know some of the guys have auto doseing systems... but thats just more to worry about IMO

 

[Leopard Man]

I have a tunze osmolator that ATO with kalk to my 58g sps/clam setup. It easily maintains my dkh at 8, and CA at 420.

 

[apollothesun]

if its still in the start up phase i would just do regular water changes, i think IO has high alk for salt. and if need be, dose an alkalinity supplement..... then when your tank progresses, i would do a calcium reactor. the setup takes a while, but when you finally get the reactor to 'dial in' , its set it and forget it.