I couldnt find it around here anymore is the main reason. Second, it was a calcium chloride, which I dont really like using. The calcium gets used, but leaves the chloride in the water. That builds up over time, and can cause problems, especially since I use so much of it.
Good question though! Shane > -----Original Message----- > From: Marco Arturo Delsordo Jim�nez [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 11:14 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Yet another calcium problem/question.... > > why didn�t you kept using the same product if it was working fine?? > i would suggest you to keep using the same calcium until you finish the > bottle but if you don�t see any improvement switch to your old calcium. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shane Clays [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Jueves, 01 de Noviembre de 2001 10:10 a.m. > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Yet another calcium problem/question.... > > > All, > I recently began using Tropic Marin calcium (powdered form). When I began > using it, my calcium was at about 420. When I switched over to the TM, my > calcium stayed in that range. I continued to dose my alk buffer at the > same > amount (which keeps my alk at 4.6ish (meqs) and pH at about 8.3). Well, > recently, my calcium began to drop. I thought maybe the animals were using > it up a little more quickly, hoping that it was just a quality, highly > bio-available product. So, I began dosing a bit more. I have been testing > every morning, at the same time and the calcium is steadily dropping at > about 20 ppm a day. I am now down to about 340 ppm and am adding more and > more every day. Yesterday, I added 1.5 times the dose and this morning, I > added twice the recommended dose, which should raise the calcium about 56 > ppm. > > When I add the calcium, my pH immediate begins to drop, which seems to be > an > indicator that the calcium is "being recognized" by the system, and the > buffering capacity in the tank. By the end of the day, my pH is back up to > normal, but when I test the next morning my calcium is down, and now, way > down. I also noticed a white line in my sump, which appears to be calcium, > but I add the calcium to my sump, so I figured that is why there was a > buildup there. > > The bottle says that you may notice a drop in calcium when switching > products, and I am hoping that is all that is going on here, but I am not > sure I am comfortable just leaving it at that. > > Any thoughts or suggestions anyone??? > > TIA, > Shane C. > ________________________________________ > > LEAVING THE LIST > ================ > To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the > list. > The list manager controls who belongs to the list. > > For example: > -------------------------------------------------------------- > From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: <not needed> > > UNSUBSCRIBE > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ________________________________________ > > LEAVING THE LIST > ===============To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the > list. The list manager controls who belongs to the list. > > For example: > -------------------------------------------------------------- > From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: <not needed> > > UNSUBSCRIBE > -------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________ LEAVING THE LIST ===============To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the list. The list manager controls who belongs to the list. For example: -------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: <not needed> UNSUBSCRIBE --------------------------------------------------------------
