Tuesday, July 08, 2003
July 8
After talking to the people at the LFS about the problems with the coral, he suggested to test the calcium amount in the tank, and if it was low, add a calcium supplement. So I bought the calcium test ( btw I purchased the ph/alkalinity,ammonia,nitrate, and nitrite test already) and tested the water. The calcium level was at 300ppm and it should be 400-450 when there are corals in the tank. So I added what is called Aragmilk, which is a calcium buffer, and I will test the water again in a couple of days since it takes about 1-3 days for the calcium supplement to finally level out in the aquarium. I also purchased a digital thermometer for the tank because the ones that you just stick to the side of the tank are not very accurate at all. I compared the temperatures of 3 different types of thermometers. one was the floating type, and it was almost 4 degrees off the actual temp. the stick on kind was about 1-2 degrees off. So depending on how accurate you need to be, go for the digital one.This is my tank now
After talking to the people at the LFS about the problems with the coral, he suggested to test the calcium amount in the tank, and if it was low, add a calcium supplement. So I bought the calcium test ( btw I purchased the ph/alkalinity,ammonia,nitrate, and nitrite test already) and tested the water. The calcium level was at 300ppm and it should be 400-450 when there are corals in the tank. So I added what is called Aragmilk, which is a calcium buffer, and I will test the water again in a couple of days since it takes about 1-3 days for the calcium supplement to finally level out in the aquarium. I also purchased a digital thermometer for the tank because the ones that you just stick to the side of the tank are not very accurate at all. I compared the temperatures of 3 different types of thermometers. one was the floating type, and it was almost 4 degrees off the actual temp. the stick on kind was about 1-2 degrees off. So depending on how accurate you need to be, go for the digital one.This is my tank now
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