adding calcium

[larrynews]

what kind of cal. and how do you add it, i use c-balance now but thinking of changing...thanks

[verper]

Randy Holmes-Farley's two part alk/cal recipe.

[ohioreef]

I use limewater for my Ca and alk, but I have a fairly low ca/alk load.

[aquavista99]

I use Kent Marine's Kalkwasser, Coral Builder (for ALk) and Turbo Calcium. My next step will be adding a calcium reactor, but I will still use kalkwasser/lime water as well.

[Reefinmike]

i am currently adding calcium chloride pellets and baking soda but i am making a calcium reactor in the following weeks.

[andrewr]

A big MRC Calcium reactor with acro skeletons in first chamber and ARM in the second

[verper]

A big MRC Calcium reactor with acro skeletons in first chamber and ARM in the second

Showoff!   

Of course, how did you get enought acro skeletons to fill a "big MRC reactor"?  Make them yourself?   

[saltybuckeye]

I use just a simple KNop c calcium reactor.I use ARM reactor media in it.

[andrewr]

Funny verper lol.  http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=PC-CRM&Category_Code=cmedia
Through all of my reading and experience I think that is best to have something in the media that adds mag such as dolemite or one of the zeovit mag-plus products.  The alternative to this imo is to use acro skeletons b/c they have exactly what sps need. 

[slandis3]

i Found a guy that made a very cheap calcium reactor on ebay. I guess it would work. http://cgi.ebay.com/DIY-Calcium-Reactor-w-PH-monitor-Probe-CO2-regulator_W0QQitemZ250054458601QQihZ015QQcategoryZ117435QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250054458601

[verper]

Yeah, that is based off of a RC thread.  Think it is called "$200 and my day off calcium reactor"

[slandis3]

I wounder how well that thing reall works?

[verper]

Supposedly quite well.  Here is the thread:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=587186&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

[andrewr]

for another 100 bucks i would rather have a professionally made skimmer than a ro housing, just my 2 cents

[slandis3]

Its not a skimmer, its a calcium reactor.

[micki]

Its not a skimmer, its a calcium reactor.

   LOL  Cmon, wouldn't you rather have a skimmer???  LOL 

[andrewr]

my bad i meant calcium reactor...i know a guy that did one himself and in the middle of the night it blew and he had flashbacks of incoming, not to mention a mess all over the place, and he did a good job of building it too, looked better than that RO housing (modified) looked like a reactor

[slandis3]

The main reason i like the "ro" style diy reactor is because its desined to withstand somewhat high psi. If you dont get a good fit and a good bond on acrylic it will come apart fairly easly. I found out the hard way. The trick to making a cheap "ro" style reactor is find the parts used. The plumbing parts are somewhat cheap. the houseing is where the moneys at ( not including the co2 tank).