PCDS
Active Member
Hi everyone, whilst the slow progress of collecting water for my soon to be nano reef is ongoing , could I please ask for some advice?
I have not really been adding anything to my main tank - just water changes. Since I've added a few corals in recent weeks I tested Ca this morning and the level is 440 ( using JBL Ca testset ). I thought it would be lower. ??
I'm not sure if I am just getting adequate calcium from the water changes ( 10% weekly) or if my test kit isn't good enough. As you have to multiply the last reagent drop number by 20 to get the reading, I'm not sure I'm going to notice gradual reductions in Ca to allow me to dose the nano tank ( I'm not comfortable to just add chemicals! )
How do you test for Ca / hardness in your reef tanks?
I have not had much luck in the past with sps corals, so I only have a few softies and a couple of lps corals. In my main tank - mixed reef.
I want to have sps (if possible) and lps corals in my nano tank.
Any advice would be welcome - (and distracting)
Thanks!
I have not really been adding anything to my main tank - just water changes. Since I've added a few corals in recent weeks I tested Ca this morning and the level is 440 ( using JBL Ca testset ). I thought it would be lower. ??
I'm not sure if I am just getting adequate calcium from the water changes ( 10% weekly) or if my test kit isn't good enough. As you have to multiply the last reagent drop number by 20 to get the reading, I'm not sure I'm going to notice gradual reductions in Ca to allow me to dose the nano tank ( I'm not comfortable to just add chemicals! )
How do you test for Ca / hardness in your reef tanks?
I have not had much luck in the past with sps corals, so I only have a few softies and a couple of lps corals. In my main tank - mixed reef.
I want to have sps (if possible) and lps corals in my nano tank.
Any advice would be welcome - (and distracting)
Thanks!