Measuring Calcium

Mike Joyce | February 18, 2008

So, for the first time ever with my reef tank, I have measured some of the chemical parameters. I was at a local LFS and they had a Reef testing kits by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals that tests the following:

  • Calcium
  • Phosphates
  • Nitrite
  • KH

So I tested each of them and ended up with the following paramaters:

  • Calcium: 400ppm
  • dKH: 9
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Nitrites: 0

I wanted to raise the Calcium a little so I dosed some Kalkwasser top off and ended up with 460ppm calcium without effecting the dKH (still at 9).

These are very healthy parameters. I am quite pleased, I should really check the PH, though.

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