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Quarantine him if you see signs of ich and treat him. You can use Cupramine, Hyposalinity or other forms of ich treatment. How long have you had him for?
I have heard here and there that too high ammonia levels will have a detrimental effect on live rock. If you are using cured live rock you will want to keep an eye on the ammonia. At least from what I have read on these boards.
You can tell if it has buffering capabilities with vinegar. If you pour some vinegar on the sand it will fizzle if aragonite/calcium is present. Good luck.
I found a comparison page at http://maskcanada.org/bomix_southdown/
From what I can gather you can get this stuff at rona. If you can't find it at your local rona, you can order it from the company and they will deliver it to any rona/cashway you like.
Great find canadian-eh
I tried some vinegar as well to make sure that it was ok and I got a small reaction of one or two bubbles per second. Is this all I am looking for>? I was expecting it to froth up like a tums. Thanks