Raising Calcium levels

[mwilk19]

I've been dosing with Components 1/2/3 for a month and the tank is doing very well. My Alk is 7.85 dkh, My magnesium is 1300 and my Ca is consistently low in the 350-375 range. I purchased Aquaforest calcium to supplement what I'm already dosing. I'm not sure how much I should be adding. How much calcium to how much DI water? Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Anirban]

I've been dosing with Components 1/2/3 for a month and the tank is doing very well. My Alk is 7.85 dkh, My magnesium is 1300 and my Ca is consistently low in the 350-375 range. I purchased Aquaforest calcium to supplement what I'm already dosing. I'm not sure how much I should be adding. How much calcium to how much DI water? Any help would be appreciated.

I raised my Mg with their Magnesium. I think for calcium it is 50gm in 1litre and then add slowly and check your Ca level to know how much you need to add to increase a certain level of Ca in your system.

 

[mwilk19]

I raised my Mg with their Magnesium. I think for calcium it is 50gm in 1litre and then add slowly and check your Ca level to know how much you need to add to increase a certain level of Ca in your system.

Thank you. I guess if I had read the instructions a little closer I'd have seen that. It mixes up really well.

 

[stede]

Im doing 250 ml for 500 liter aquarium.. startet lower...but my ca is still 350 4 hours after its ??

 

[Anirban]

Im doing 250 ml for 500 liter aquarium.. startet lower...but my ca is still 350 4 hours after its ??

How much was your starting reading???

 

[stede]

350 ?? I dont get it

 

[Anirban]

350 ?? I dont get it

Take 150 gm and dissolve it in 2 liter water and add slowly over couple of days. It will increase the Ca to approx 430 ppm. Do it slowly your system is large so it will take much more calcium to increase it.

 

[stede]

What is gm...grams ? And you mean pure calsium
And then put it in 2 liter of RO water or newly made saltwater ?
The put like half a liter in a day ? So over 4 days or ?

And why doesnt the aquaforest 1+2 work ....i have the big 1+2+3 one

 

[stede]

And put it in the sump right not directly in aquarium

 

[Anirban]

What is gm...grams ? And you mean pure calsium
And then put it in 2 liter of RO water or newly made saltwater ?
The put like half a liter in a day ? So over 4 days or ?

And why doesnt the aquaforest 1+2 work ....i have the big 1+2+3 one

Yeah its grams. Use calcium chloride and make that solution in RO/DI. Increase it slowly over 3-4 days period.
One more thing 123 is prepared to maintain the level of major and minor elements in system you can not increase the level using them. It will take a lot and uneven dosing. Once you reach your desired levels then use 123 to maintain that.

 

[stede]

Aaahh ok...so i made 5 liters of ro water and kalkwasser...then kust drip it in

 

[stede]

And thanks ill try

 

[Anirban]

Aaahh ok...so i made 5 liters of ro water and kalkwasser...then kust drip it in

Dont use Kalkwasser as it will raise your alkalinity too...use pure CaCl2

 

[Anirban]

You can buy it from BRS or AF or Dr F & S

 

[stede]

Im from denmark europe not sure i can wait for the order ...does aqua forest have something. What about those drops

 

[Anirban]

Aquaforest have it and you dont really need to drop dose it. You can add 50 ml and wait for few hours and then add 50ml more.

 

[stede]

Ill see if my fish guy has it then...so 50 pr 100 liter or just the 100 a day

 

[stede]

And when i get it to where i want it...then i use 123 from AF

 

[Anirban]

And when i get it to where i want it...then i use 123 from AF

Yes...correct

 

[stede]

I looked at the one aquaforest calls calsium like a bucket...im thinking the drops will run out quick