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Originally Posted by reefnoob1991  Well for one his snails wouldn't be alive if he had a pH of 9.5 and as long as calcium is kept under 700 there is no harm (although 400-450 is the ideal range). There's no way his calcium could be that high anyways because there's no salt that produces calcium that high. I use oceanic which is supposed to be high in salt plus dose with Purple up plus use kents nano buffer and my calc always remains at 380. Let me start over using CyberJester's way  . Before getting buffering products be sure to test your calcium range and alkalinity. Calcium should be 400-450, Alkalinity should be 7-12 Kh (karbonate hardiness), 7 being the better end of the spectrum. When dosing the products be sure to test before and after using, to make sure you're dosing the proper amount. That better Jester?  |
Somewhat yes. I don't know how long you have been doing this reefnoob. Probably a good while and that is why you are comfortable using different chemicals. But what you need to remember is to someone who is new to this any chemical can be dangerous and cause alot of harm. Even Calcium, From what I have read can cause detrement to a tank if used incorrectly.
What should be stressed here is not quick fixes, but a solid natural way of doing things that are less risky to people new to the hobby. Also an established tank, is alot sounder and less fragile then a new one due to suffencient amounts of benifical bacterial and such.
For example a good way to reduce the amounts of algae in a tank are to reduce light cycle times. This is much safer to the contents of a tank then dumping algae killing chemicals into the tank. Now I am not suggesting turning the lights out all together but to reduce the daily cycle by an hour or two.
Please just remember that your words have power. People who are new to this hobby like myself are unsure of many things and can get ourselves into alot of trouble with the wrong advice.