b-ionic

[nmaho]

when adding bionic do you just add calcium half when you need calcium and alkalinity half when you need alk ro have to add both at same time thank you

[RobboT]

yes you can use just one part to boost your tank into the zone. There are other ways too. I strongly suggest reading Randy Holmes-Farley's articles on Ca and kH, along with just about everything else he has in the Chemistry Forum.

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=102605

[Shlou]

if your ca and/or alk is off, yes you can add them seperatley, but i wouldn't reccomend it.

b-ionic is designed more to maintain ca levels, you can use it to adjust your levles but you're going to end up with a full bottle of alk and a 1/2 bottle of ca.

you would be much better off using something like esv's calcium chloride or kent or some other suplement to adjust your levels, then maintaining with b-ionic.

Whatever you do, make small adjustments! and test, test, test! and most definately check outRandy Holmes-Farley's (http://reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=112) chemestry forum for more answers

[moe_k]

Yeah, here's Randy's kick @ss article on calcium and alkalinity problems in the aquarium:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2002/chem.htm

[Harley387]

I was reading a bottle of B-Ionic, and under contents, it lists copper. Is this OK to use in a reef? It kinda made me nervous.

[Shlou]

bump :D

yes there is copper in there, its a very very small quanity.

this has come up on RC before, try searching some threads.