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Tropic Marin Carbo-Calcium Powder is highly concentrated calcium and alkalinity for dissolving in reverse osmosis water to get the proven Carbo-calcium solution. After dissolving, one single solution can cover all the calcium and alkalinity requirements of a typical reef aquarium without undesirable additional compounds or excess carbon dioxide being produced.
No danger caused by oxygen depletion
After mixing, the resulting solution is suitable for both manual dosage and for dosing pumps
Suitable for all tank sizes
The pH value remains completely stable
No phosphates or surplus CO2 are added to the aquarium
Extremely high yield: 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) contains 307 g calcium and approx. 43,000 degreedH (alkalinity)
The salinity remains constant (no sodium chloride is created)
The 700 g (1.5 lbs.) can of Carbo-Calcium Powder is sufficient for 1.3 gal. liquid solution, the 1400 g (3 lbs.) can for 2.6 gal. liquid solution. To prepare the liquid mineral mixture, dissolve 6 level scoops (approx. 140 g) of Carbo-Calcium Powder in approx. 900 ml of reverse osmosis water, resulting in a total of 1 l of dosing solution. Start with a daily dose of 5 ml of Carbo-Calcium per 26 gal of aquarium system volume. Increase the daily dosage weekly by 2.5 ml per 26-gal aquarium volume until you reach constant alkalinity and calcium concentrations. Once the dosage is established, and the system parameters are stable, measuring either calcium or alkalinity, on a regular basis will monitor your systems changes and needed dosage adjustments. The corresponding parameter only needs to be monitored periodically. We recommend not to exceed a daily dose of 25 ml of Carbo-Calcium per gal of aquarium volume.
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