Best Product to Increase Calcium?

All my parameters are good, ive tried water changes in hope of increasing calcium, no good, what are some good and effective products I could possibly get at the LPS to increase calcium? I dont mind buying online either, just takes longer is all.

 

purple up is good just dont overdose, also you might want to look into a 2 part system, just a thought...

 

how big is your tank?

 

Calcium Supplements for Aquariums - English

 

I used to use purple up and feel it is a waste of money. My levels never went up and my water was cloudy all day.

I use Seachem's reef complete and advantage calcium. A friend of mine uses kent turbo calcium and loves it.

 

I agree with you on the purple up. It's twice the price of Kent liquid calcium and clouds the tank.

 

Calcium is just calcium. Don't think that anyones calcium is any better or any more effective than any one else's.... at least from reputable good name companies. If yo ulike paying for name, package, and marketing... choose any of the top brands... Kent, Seachem... ect.

Or you can do yourself a favor now and just get you a bulk reef supply account and use them for everything. Their quality and reputation are top notch, their prices are no frills and in bulk. Great products as cheap as you will find. I used them for everything...CA, Alk, carbon, GFO, RO/DI, food, pellets, reactor, dosing pumps.... ect.

Best thing you can do for your self in this hobby.

 

Calcium is one of the most important elements in aquarium water and is found in natural sea water at approximately 380-450 parts per million.

There are several ways to supplement Calcium.

1) Dosing a Calcium Chloride based product. Pros: Highly Concentrated, Easy
Cons: lowers Alkalinity level. When used frequently will alter ionic balance of saltwater.

2) Dosing Kalkwasser, a saturated solution of Calcium Hydroxide. Pros: Inexpensive, Adds balanced quantities of Calcium and Alkalinity
Cons: Time consuming, Low Concentration may not be high enough to raise Calcium levels. Requires special equipment and special procedure.

3) Dosing a 2-Part Balanced Calcium/Alkalinity product that contains Magnesium and Trace Elements in NSW ratio.
Pros: High Concentration, Easy, Maintains Ionic Balance
Cons: Cost.

4) Water changes with a high Calcium, high Magnesium salt.
Pros: Effective
Cons: Expensive, time consuming, May not be ionically balanced

Note: Products containing ground-up Calcium Carbonate are ineffective for raising Calcium levels in the marine aquarium as Calcium Carbonate is nearly insoluble in saltwater. Adding these products will neither increase the growth of coralline algae NOR increase Calcium levels.

 

I like 2-part and kalkwasser most other products are a waste. Purple up, besides being proprietary and not knowing exactly what it is, is reportedly at least mostly dissolved aragonite. Your sand is probably also aragonite so, this is probably not so useful. Agronite may dissolve a little at higher pHs, but really dosn't dissolve significantly until around pH 7.4, which is too low for our systems.

 

its a 10 g