Cheap Calcium

[coolwaters]

since i cant spend keep spending $12 on the bottle calcium all the time...

 

can i just use dowflakes? is there guide on how to use that? or do u just add water???

[xenon]

since i cant spend keep spending $12 on the bottle calcium all the time...

 

can i just use dowflakes? is there guide on how to use that? or do u just add water???

 

Are you only dosing calcium? What about alkalinity?

[bdare]

If you can get some of the OLD dowflake you'll be ok. The new stuff has bromide in it. If you can get a hold of Tetra CaCl it is also very good. I use the Tetra Briners Grade. Just look on thier website and call them. They will put you in contact with a local distributor.

 

If nothing else you can alway buy CaCl from a place like www.bulkreefsupply.com

[The Propagator]

Swimway calcium from your local pool supply shop.

Use the reef chemistry calculator and choose dow flake as your medium.

Its 100% calcium chloride dihydrate. ( why is my spell check telling me I miss spelled dihydrate ? WTF ! )

It comes in crystal powder form and all you do is mix it up with your RO/DI top off water and drip it in.

$4.00 for an 8lb bucket that will last you a WHILE.

Been using it my self for a while now with great success.

To be safe though I always strain it through a brine net. Its possible to get some chewed gear teeth and what not in with those powders not meant for aquarium use.

So I always strain them after mixing.

[bdare]

^^^^ Braver than I

[The Propagator]

I was SKEERED at 1st. BELIEVE ME. I WAS !!

But I tried it out in my 40 that only had a few very replaceable crap corals in it for a month 1st and everything was fine.

[coolwaters]

thanks i'll look around.