What should my Calcium Level Be

[rjwilson37]

I have a 29gal tank and my calcium is at 360, I need to get it up to at least 400, but what level should I really be shooting for here.

Thanks,

[Pete Jaenecke]

400 is what i go for. pete

[rjwilson37]

How many days at one dose a day do you think it will take to get it up to 400. I am using liquid reactor.

[Two eye hooter]

check your alk and magnesium levels. magnesium seems to be balanced with ca and alk.

i had similar problems. calcium stuck around 300-350. then someone told me about my magnesium. i checked and my mag was low...about 1000. i used tech m and got it up to 1300. after that it was easier to push ca up to 420 with turbo calcium.

there is a website calculator which tells u how much ca to add. for me to go from 350 to 420 calcium, i think it said i needed 9 tablespoon of turbo calcium on my 40G. i only added half the recommended dosage and checked parameters the next day. if it went up half, i added the other half. u need to adjust. someone might know the link.

[rjwilson37]

I am using the Liquid Reactor and it has Mag, Alk, and Stro as well, it is suppose to be a good overall. I was just wondering becuase I did not want to waist my test kit. I guess since this is the first time I use it, that I should check every day just to see how much it will raise it everyday.