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Old 04-20-2011, 04:01 PM
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How many corals do you have? If your tank is only moderately filled with corals then a good water change schedule will be enough to keep the levels up. However, most salt mixes need to be supplemented with calcium, alkalinity, and/or magnesium BEFORE you use the freshly mixed saltwater.

Personally, I don't like to use Seachem for calcium supplements as they use calcium gluconate in some of their products. You want calcium carbonate only. For smaller tanks Kent Turbo Calcium is a great product.

Take a peek at the link in my signature for information on supplementing. It lists a bunch of good products that I have had success with.
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