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IMO there are two reasons why people aim for highter calcium levels.
1. Add the calcium to a higher point so that they don't have to do it as often.
2. They believe that it is better for the corals.
My question is; do corals actually get used to higher calcium levels and develop a higher appitite for it over time?
I aim for 380-420ppm calcium, and have begun to feed my corals phyto to give them the little bit extra. I use Kent turbo calcium and dose Kalk weekly to because it seems to buffer my water better. I went through a faze during the winter where I tried every kind of Calcium additive (except reactor) and found that turbo calium was the best to use. It is by far the most concentrated of all additives on the market.
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55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's.
Fully stocked with fish, corals and usually some fine scotch
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Last edited by danny zubot; 04-19-2006 at 02:51 PM.
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