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    What do you keep your calcium level at in your reef?

    Well?
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    Well, I'll bite. Mine is a bit on a high side at 550 ppm at the moment but I adjusted the calcium reactor and it should come down to 425-450 ppm-that is what I like my calcium level to be.

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    425-450 ppm-that is what I like my calcium level to be.
    Ditto, with a balanced alkalinity...can't have the steak without the potatos ;)
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    thanks for the 411
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    Mine's at 450 ppm, or at times 470.

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    I keep my tanks at 420 ppm of calcium and alkalinity at 3.0 meq/L.

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