Seachem Reef Salt, and calcium dosing..

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I do a 20% WC bi-weekly in my 30 cube, with a very light bioload of calcium ingesting livestock (1 clam, 2 or 3 LPS frags, 1 SPS frag )

I've never really tested for calcium as I lack a good calcium test kit. Seachem Reef salt has pretty reliable numbers when it comes to it's chemistry. I don't believe I have enough calcium reliant inhabitants to worry about calcium levels.


I've noticed hardly any growth in a few months, including coraline algae, but attribute this to needing a new bulb in my MH fixture (hopefully replacing tomorrow)


Does it seem worth it to fret over the calcium?
 
With extremely constant calcium levels on my tank I see a pattern; my corals grow like on speed for a month or so - then get on the backburner and nothing happens the next weeks - then *boom* the turbo kicks in again.
Wonder what that is....
 
my le tyree soli took off when it went from pcs to t5s but that was the first month or two and since then growth has come to a crawl... so i adjusted the light bulbs to maatch the first time they were under it and that seems to have excited the sps corals... wish i had a six bulb fixture to have more of a color choice.
 
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