Calcium?

[Troy Valentine]

Whatever you do, don't rely on "cheap" test kits.

It's likely that at least for a while, simply weekly water changes will work just fine.

+1 Almost nuked a tank because of a bad test kit....

Pay attention to the salt brand you buy. There are a few that might fit your application better than others. Moreover if you plan on regular water changes to maintain both major and minor trace elements. I would go with a salt mix with a higher calcium level like Oceanic.. Here is an Advance Aquarist article that goes into some detail about the topic. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/12/aafeature1

[CoryDude]

I don't know Cory, testing daily for any length will give you an accurate consumption value, right? Worse case is that the value doesn't show, which would be my guess at this point due to the size of the system.

Steven from Polly's posted a little while ago a pretty good write up concerning calcium values.

Truth of the matter is that I don't know what such a small system would require to stay on top of the consumption values for the coral she has. Or even if her load would have a perceptible drop from day to day.

But I do agree that there is no single right way to dose.


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Ah, you're right Allan. I missed John's post on the tank size. Regular water changes will cover what is needed. But still, being a math major, I'm still a big advocate of using a larger sample size to determine overall trends.

When I switched over to a sps dominant tank, I tested the big 3 over a two week period every few days and graphed the changes. Helped me determine that water changes weren't going to cut it and helped me dial in my dosing routines.

[BlueKoran91]

Ok I'll keep all of that in mind...thank you guys for all your help