Dosing on vacation

[Paxthemax]

Is it possible to add calcium and trace elements to RODI top off water in the ATO top off bucket?

Right now I dose kent calcium and seachem trace elements on Monday, Wednesday and friday by hand with a water change on Saturday or sunday. On Monday my wife and I will be gone for 2 weeks on vacation and I will not be able to add anything to the tank. The person we have house sitting is afraid of the tank and all I'm having her do is keep the ATO bucket full and add seaweed everyday.

My calcium drops 70-100 ppm over the course of 1 week and with not doing a water change for 3-4 weeks I want to replace the trace elements since I use reef crystals.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Calcium certainly, assuming it is calcium chloride.

Mixing the trace elements with the calcium may or may not be OK, depending on what exactly is in it and what form. If you mix them and don't see any solid precipitate forming, it is likely fine.

 

[Paxthemax]

Thank you. I will try a test run in a small clear container over night.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

You're welcome.

Happy Reefing.