BrendanH
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hi All,
My calcium level is pretty low in my 55g - currently at about 335. The Alk is at (I hope I'm remembering the numbers right) 9.3. I've tried adding some 2 Little Fishies 2-part C-Balance but it seems to have little effect on the levels. I've noticed that part A of the C-Balance has some white clumps or precipitate of some kind in it. The salt I've been using is IO but I just purchased some Bio-Sea Marine Mix which I hope will help when I start water changes with it. Other levels are normal :
Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate all zero
Temp : 80
PH : 8.3
Salinity : 1.025
So here are my questions :
1. Is there a better way to raise the Ca/Alk levels than the C-Balance ?
2. When I start water changes with the new mix, at what rate should I do the changes ? How does 10% per week for a few weeks sound ?
thanks,
Brendan.
p.s. In my tank right now :
1 Maroon Clown
2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Multiple snails (Nassarius, Super Nassarius, Astrea, Turbo, Nerite)
1 well-covered Mushroom rock
1 Green Ricordia
1 Green Star Polyp Rock
1 Short-tentacle Plate coral (This guy is not doing great at the moment but I changed his location yesterday and I'm hoping that will help. If not, I'll post some pics in a seperate thread and ask your advice)
Other than the plate all other livestock appear to be doing very well and the shrimp are molting approx every 2 weeks with little or no disappearing act ! I just wake up one morning to see a carapace stuck to the filter intake and one of the shrimp is a little larger
My calcium level is pretty low in my 55g - currently at about 335. The Alk is at (I hope I'm remembering the numbers right) 9.3. I've tried adding some 2 Little Fishies 2-part C-Balance but it seems to have little effect on the levels. I've noticed that part A of the C-Balance has some white clumps or precipitate of some kind in it. The salt I've been using is IO but I just purchased some Bio-Sea Marine Mix which I hope will help when I start water changes with it. Other levels are normal :
Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate all zero
Temp : 80
PH : 8.3
Salinity : 1.025
So here are my questions :
1. Is there a better way to raise the Ca/Alk levels than the C-Balance ?
2. When I start water changes with the new mix, at what rate should I do the changes ? How does 10% per week for a few weeks sound ?
thanks,
Brendan.
p.s. In my tank right now :
1 Maroon Clown
2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Multiple snails (Nassarius, Super Nassarius, Astrea, Turbo, Nerite)
1 well-covered Mushroom rock
1 Green Ricordia
1 Green Star Polyp Rock
1 Short-tentacle Plate coral (This guy is not doing great at the moment but I changed his location yesterday and I'm hoping that will help. If not, I'll post some pics in a seperate thread and ask your advice)
Other than the plate all other livestock appear to be doing very well and the shrimp are molting approx every 2 weeks with little or no disappearing act ! I just wake up one morning to see a carapace stuck to the filter intake and one of the shrimp is a little larger