10 Things Lou Ekus Wishes EVERY Reefer Understood About Calcium & Alkalinity!

Lou Ekus from Tropic Marin is back in the BRStv studio! This time, Ryan and Lou are discussing the ever important coral additives of calcium and alkalinity, and what they wish reef tank hobbyists understood about them. From the Balling Method to all in one dosing solutions, we've got the information to take your understanding of dosing to the next level!
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00:00 There’s no silver bullet or method.
03:58 The Balling method is the best if you want complete control.
06:58 The Balling method raises salinity in an ionic balanced way.
12:34 The true Balling method does not supplement trace elements.
20:22 Using the Balling method does not mean you don’t have to do water changes.
23:22 If you use Balling because your system uses more alkalinity than calcium, you should be able to diagnose why.
25:41 All For Reef is the most concentrated and convenient method.
28:52 All For Reef is not calcium acetate solution.
30:10 For larger systems trace elements can be added to Carbo-Calcium so you can manage magnesium in a separate dose.
36:12 Once dissolved, All For Reef and Carbo-Calcium will stay in solution.
37:10 The yellowing of the All For Reef label is common.

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