Alkalinity and calcium help

[bluebulls49]

So 2 weeks ago I started putting 2tsp of Kalkwasser for each gallon of water in my ato did my weekly testing tonight and these are the results
Alk-3.5 meq/l
Calcium-340
Ph-8.03
Temp-79.5
Salinity. 025
Nitrate and phosphate were within spec
Wondering if I should try to get calcium up a bit more and if so advice on how to do it

 

[Macdaddynick1]

calcium chloride from BRS, and this website http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html
I'm actually using it right now to adjust my levels. =)

 

[bluebulls49]

Is that the same as pickling lime

 

[mcarroll]

+1

Your LFS should have something similar too.

 

[mcarroll]

No

 

[Salty1962]

Yes, the BRS calculator will tell you the max you can raise in a 24 hour day.

 

[bluebulls49]

I don't have a lfs I live in bfe Oklahoma lol is this a problem I should be worried about the closest lfs is an hour away should I make the drive or just wait for snail mail from Brs

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Any reasonable brand of hobby calcium chloride will be fine.

 

[beaslbob]

read Dr Randy Homles-Farley's diy 2 part system in the reef chemistry section.


http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php
my .02

 

[bluebulls49]

Lol I was up till 4am reading Dr Randy's stuff I think I'm in zone 2