Calcium Dosing

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How do you dose Calcium??

  1. Rely on Water Changes and Salt Mixture

    3 vote(s)
    8.3%

  2. Manual Supplement

    11 vote(s)
    30.6%

  3. Two-Part Dosing Calcium Chloride

    13 vote(s)
    36.1%

  4. Dosing Kalkwasser

    4 vote(s)
    11.1%

  5. Calcium Reactor

    4 vote(s)
    11.1%

  6. Other (Please Specify in Post)

    1 vote(s)
    2.8%
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  1. NASAGeek

    NASAGeek Eyelash Blennie

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    Final Calcium question for the day... How do you dose Calcium??
     
    NASAGeek, Aug 21, 2010
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  2. iLLwiLL

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    topping off with lime water has always worked for me with no problems.

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  5. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    1.5 teaspoons into 500ml RODI water dosed every other day into my 70 gallon reef maintained my Calc level at 430ppm


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  6. NASAGeek

    NASAGeek Eyelash Blennie

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  7. unclejed

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    I use Sea-Lab #28 blocks (the larger cubes).
     
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  8. antdizzle

    antdizzle Peppermint Shrimp

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    Kalk ftw !
     
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    What are you looking to learn from this poll?
     
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  10. antdizzle

    antdizzle Peppermint Shrimp

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    arent all the ways manual dosing cept dosers?
     
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