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03-26-2008, 11:42 PM
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| Pistol Shrimp  | C-Balance I just bought C-balance. I have been using Seachem's Reef Builder to buffer up my alk. Hey my alk just measured at 5 dkh. I know low. My calcium is at 430. Can I raise my alk buy just adding one part b or c to balance it out?...Or should i just use the reef builder to build it up and use C-Balance to maintain it?
__________________ 65 gal reef with fish. 250 14k mh, 2 2x96in actinic pc, berlin protein skimmer, 10 gal sump, uv sterilizer, phoban reactor. soft, lps, and some sps corals. 2 gobies, 2 clownfish, coral beauty, fridmani, 2 blenny's, mandarin, brittle starfish. |
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07-31-2008, 06:47 PM
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| Midas Blenny  | Re: C-Balance wait he bought a 2 - part " c-Balance" and 5 DKH is low . are you sure its not meq/l ? because 5 meq/l is better ? its best to use the two part as a 2 part . becuase if you added a bunch of alk supplement it would lower you cal . raise it slowly by adding 2-part ever day . then maitian it by dosing as needed sorry did not know this post was 4 months old lol
__________________ 29 G Reef 10 G sump/refuguiem Softies and a few LPS . Flow : Quietone 3000 return pump , Hurricane quit-flo Overflow , Korlina #2 , Maxi-jet 900 . Filtration : 42# LR 40# LS TOTAL , Aqua Remora C Lighting : Current USA Orbit 2x65 Watt PC |
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07-31-2008, 06:58 PM
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| Rabid Wolverine Reefer   | Re: C-Balance 5? Ounces? Lbs?
__________________ ~Welcome to my nightmare~ I think you're gonna like it I think you're gonna feel you belong. A walk to vacation, A necessary sedation, You wanna feel at home cause' you belong. *Disclaimer* i say this as my best advice to a beginner. do not,,,and i repeat,,,,,DO NOT look at my tank as an example....i have a well practised eye, decades of experience, and a trunkload of failures to allow me to force the issue and get away with things most cannot~ Quote:
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08-01-2008, 10:05 AM
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| Has been struck by the ban stick | Re: C-Balance Just go to http://www.reefchilis.com and buy a two part supplement premixed in bulk. Or buy the ingrediants from them in bulk and make your own mixes as per Randy Holmes-Farley's recipes. There is a calculator online that tells you exactly how much of each supllement to use to adjust your calcium, alkalinity and magnesium levels. It gives dosages for his mixes or for all the common brands of two part supplements as well as Kalkwasser and such. Randy's supplements and the calcualtor for dosages si at this link: An Improved Do-it-Yourself Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Supplement System by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com |
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