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    how quickly can i raise my Ca levels?

    well ive just done my first Ca test on my tank (for thoes of you who saw my last thread ive done it correctly this time )

    and my level is 370ppm this i clearly to low how quickly can i rase it?
    i have red sea calcium 3+ it contains calcium, strontium, molybdenum and iodine.

    how much can i dose?

    cheers james

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    That is not really that bad, I keep mine at 400. What do the directions say?
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    its says 5ml every two weeks and ive been doing that and its not enuf, but its ok now i added twice that just now and my Ca is 420ppm so its cool.
    ill test again in the moring and if its still there then i leave it till next week and test again and work out how much i need to add from there.

    cheers james


 

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