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It would not do anything really if you did. The point of the calcium reactor is to slowly melt the media by injecting CO2 into the calcium reactor. The CO2 lowers the PH so far as to actually melt the media.
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Right. Calcium carbonate (i.e. reactor media, sand, coral skeleton, etc.) may as well be inert in seawater (it'd have to be, otherwise corals couldn't calcify). It just doesn't dissolve unless the pH is much lower (usually starts ~7.0, depending upon other parameters). It can be reactive at first, however, and cause small amounts of precipitation, actually lowering calcium and alkalinity until it is coated in bacteria.
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The thing is, you need more than just calcium. You need balanced amounts of calcium and alkalinity (carbonate and bicarbonate is mainly what I'm referring to as "alkalinity"). If anything, alkalinity is a bit more important, since there is a much smaller sink of it in seawater. If you want things to grow and calcify, you'll need both, however (since skeletons are calcium and carbonate, with some varying amounts of magnesium). I recommend a 2 part supplement that a number of companies make. Just pick one, since they all work pretty well.
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If you want to up your calcium then use a two part solution like B-Ionic
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
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Who sold you the crocea tridacna ? That was probably not a good idea.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
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Two things off the top of my head, but I am sure there are more.
One - A ten gallon is way to small, I mean way too small.
Two - You do not even have close to enough lighting.
Three - I would personally like to know who sold you this.
One - A ten gallon is way to small, I mean way too small.
Two - You do not even have close to enough lighting.
Three - I would personally like to know who sold you this.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate