Re: Reef Tank Suppliments

Daily .. Wow. isn't there a long term solution ?

But thanks for your reply.. I will shop around for the stuff tomorrow.

"Marc Levenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hi Andrew,
>
> What you are likely referring to is dKH.  If you can get your readings to
be
> between 8 and 11 dKH, or 2.86 - 3.89 meq/L, you'll be matching Natural Sea
Water
> (NSW).  Some people even go higher, but there is a limit to how high you
can go
> safely.
>
> I use ESV's B-Ionic, a two-part liquid additive.  It has to be dosed
daily, to
> keep your levels of Alkalinity and Calcium up.
>
> Marc
>
>
> skozzy wrote:
>
> > Since I am new to this coral tank hobby I am finding myself needing to
ask
> > questions all the time.
> >
> > Today I picked up 20kg of Live rock, I took along with me the recordings
I
> > done of the water in my tank, the guy there said the KH levels in my
tank
> > were a little too low and I should get some suppliments to help raise
the
> > levels from 70 where it is now to 125-150. He told me of a brand but
with
> > all the excitment of getting the live rock I forgot what he was talking
> > about. The CA levels I got from testing the water was around 420 on the
1st
> > day, and 410 on the 4th day, the KH was 110 on the first day and now 70
on
> > the 4th day.
> >
> > So what are some brand names and product types that i should be looking
for
> > to help correct this KH level ? and is there a way of getting the tank
to
> > sustain the KH levels without having to manualy add it ?
> >
> > -Andrew
>
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