Recepi #1 alk and a different calcium brand

[cpballer]

I was wondering if it will be ok to use recepi #1 alk and to use searchem reef advantage calcium? I just don’t know what to use for calcium here in Canada. Anyone from Canada tell me what I can use for calcium? Thanks

 

[Idoc]

Bump.... any Canadian reefers out there???

 

[Rmckoy]

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[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I was wondering if it will be ok to use recepi #1 alk and to use searchem reef advantage calcium? I just don’t know what to use for calcium here in Canada. Anyone from Canada tell me what I can use for calcium? Thanks

Yes, but not Reef Calcium. Must be the Advantage Calcium.

 

[cpballer]

Yes, but not Reef Calcium. Must be the Advantage Calcium.

Im planning to use the reef advantage calcium. I hear people use same volume of alk and cal when dosing. But i dont think this will be the case if inuse your alk recei #1 and seachem reef advantage calcium. Am i correct?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Im planning to use the reef advantage calcium. I hear people use same volume of alk and cal when dosing. But i dont think this will be the case if inuse your alk recei #1 and seachem reef advantage calcium. Am i correct?

As a dry solid, it is similar to the material in my recipe.

Aside from the unknown of the fluffiness factor (bulk dry density), it will be about the same. If measuring by weight, use the same as my recipe indicates for calcium chloride dihydrate. If you really want to be exacting, use a few percent less calcium as it seems to not have as much moisture in the solid.