Cheap, Good Quality Calcium Chloride

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Namscam

so it doesnt really mean its a one time measure.
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Sorry, wrong. The problem with using CaCl as a supplement on aregular basis is the accumulation of Cl ions, not a Ca problem. You end up with too much chloride in th etank, and this is bad. Search thru the chem forum on RC for turbo calcium, snow melt, etc. Really, I didn't just make this up to undermine CaCl sales!!

[EmilyB]

Yes, it's meant to boost your Ca while you are getting Alk in balance as well with buffer. Then you use either two part/kalk/or a reactor from there on in. I doubt I'll ever use up the container I have.

[mediaone]

Listen to Reef_Raf... he is absolutely correct. This is not a simple convenience issue, the real heart of the matter is which method most closely mimics natural process in the ocean. Calcium chloride is mainly used to bring Calcium up RELATIVE to alkalinity. Using a calcium reactor is the ultimate (that we have thus far) method of replenishing calcium and alkalinity.

Cheers!

[Namscam]

thats why you do water changes and you have to check your alk(edited i meant salinity not alk)

[props]

Originally Posted by Namscam

thats why you do water changes and you have to check your alk

then brad has to change water ev'ry 12hours then to replenish all that calcium and alk consumed?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Namscam

thats why you do water changes and you have to check your alk

why do you always have to argue with known facts? And alk has nothing to do with Cl levels in seawater. Please go argue something else!!

For everyone else, please research the use of CaCl for Ca supplementation. There are better (balanced) solutions available for this type of thing.

[Namscam]

sorry not alk i mean salinity...but for ur information i did do research and a lot of ppl are saying that you might spend more money in changing water than you ll save with from the CaCl but the way i see it is that ur gonna do water change weekly any ways so does it really matter if your checking your salinity daily

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Namscam

sorry not alk i mean salinity

You're still going to get an imbalance of chloride. CaCl is good for correcting Ca imbalances, nothing more. There are a ton of articles on proper Ca/alk supplementation available, and how and why to choose the one that is right for each person.

[Namscam]

hey i m not argueing with you that this isnt the best way to do things and that yes ca reactors are the best we have at the moment but not everyone has money growing out of ur you know wut and this is just a cheaper way... yeah in the long run Ca will be cheaper but the cost for it is stil pretty expensive at the moment. plus i wouldnt advise ppl to go and buy the stuff right away...the guy from RC is coming up with a recipe that will make it a lil more balance althought not perfectly in april so i would advise ppl to wait til then to start addin stuff in ur tank..

[Aquattro]

Richie, I am in no way saying a reactor is the way to go, and in fact, for most people it doesn't make sense. You want cheap? Go talk to Shao about some kalk. For $15, I got enough to dose half the pacific ocean! A one time expense in a float valve and a $5 plastic jug, and voila! Instant balanced Ca, alk and bank account! The only technical piece of equipment you need is gravity, and that's free for most people. Don't want the fuss and the heavy jugs? Plenty of balanced 2 part solutions on the market. Buy the big jugs, they're more economical. The unfortunate part of keeping stoney corals in a reef tank is that it costs some money to do it properly. You want them to grow, give them the correct ratio of supplements. If you can't afford the right stuff (in all it's various forms), maybe a FO tank is the way to go.
But hey, it's ur tank, so you do wut you want.