Review of Tropic Marine Bio-Calcium

[Ekia]

For those who are following my threads.. you should know that my calcium level has been low for a long time.. bought the Tropic Marine Bio-Calcium and it has shown favourable results... for those who are having low calcium or having trouble bringing up your calcium.. can try this product...

3 days before I added the Bio-Calcium:

Calcium: 300ppm
dKh : 9
ph:8.1

The dosage suggested 1 measuring spoon per 5 gallons will raise calcium by 28ppm for my 4x2x2.. simple calculations shows that i needed 24 spoons. To be on the safe side... I added 20 spoons instead. There is no requirement to drip or mix with water.. just scatter the addictives into high flow area in my sump...

1 day after addition of Bio-Calcium:

Calcium: 345ppm
dKh: 9
ph: 8.1

From the tests... the dosage doesnt seem very accurate... i added only 20 spoon and my calcium is brought up by 45ppm... However, there are no effect on dKh and ph :)



Added another round of Bio-Calcium just now.. will measure the calcium level tonight...

Before addition of Bio-Calcium:

Calcium: 345ppm
dkh: 9
ph: 8.3


Anyway... for those interested on the price.. its not cheap.. :( retail price $28 for 511g bottle.... This Bio-Calcium contains all 70 trace elements as well.. and will not alter pH...(From the bottle) :)

[wlchew]

Comprehensive review...keep up the good work!!


btw, is the spoon provided with the bottle as shown ?:p

[Ekia]

Comprehensive review...keep up the good work!!


btw, is the spoon provided with the bottle as shown ?:p

yup forgot to mention.. its given.. like that more accurate ma

[ReDDeviLs]

not bad.. bulk order!!! hahahahaha! :p

[cwloo]

how it compare to Seachem ?

[devilfire]

For those who are following my threads.. you should know that my calcium level has been low for a long time.. bought the Tropic Marine Bio-Calcium and it has shown favourable results... for those who are having low calcium or having trouble bringing up your calcium.. can try this product...

3 days before I added the Bio-Calcium:

Calcium: 300ppm
dKh : 9
ph:8.1

The dosage suggested 1 measuring spoon per 5 gallons will raise calcium by 28ppm for my 4x2x2.. simple calculations shows that i needed 24 spoons. To be on the safe side... I added 20 spoons instead. There is no requirement to drip or mix with water.. just scatter the addictives into high flow area in my sump...

1 day after addition of Bio-Calcium:

Calcium: 345ppm
dKh: 9
ph: 8.1

From the tests... the dosage doesnt seem very accurate... i added only 20 spoon and my calcium is brought up by 45ppm... However, there are no effect on dKh and ph :)



Added another round of Bio-Calcium just now.. will measure the calcium level tonight...

Before addition of Bio-Calcium:

Calcium: 345ppm
dkh: 9
ph: 8.3


Anyway... for those interested on the price.. its not cheap.. :( retail price $28 for 511g bottle.... This Bio-Calcium contains all 70 trace elements as well.. and will not alter pH...(From the bottle) :)

y didnt try seachem??

it works, cheaper, lesser amt needed...

[Ekia]

y didnt try seachem??

it works, cheaper, lesser amt needed...

Yi Fen Qian Yi Fen Huo.... seachem calcium u have to dissolve in water first.. and it also doesnt contain as much elements as Tropic Marine. Will also take a longer time to see a rise in calcium unless u add a lot at one go... They didnt recommend any dosage... By following their recommended dosage.. it will take a long time...

[Ekia]

For those who are following my threads.. you should know that my calcium level has been low for a long time.. bought the Tropic Marine Bio-Calcium and it has shown favourable results... for those who are having low calcium or having trouble bringing up your calcium.. can try this product...

3 days before I added the Bio-Calcium:

Calcium: 300ppm
dKh : 9
ph:8.1

The dosage suggested 1 measuring spoon per 5 gallons will raise calcium by 28ppm for my 4x2x2.. simple calculations shows that i needed 24 spoons. To be on the safe side... I added 20 spoons instead. There is no requirement to drip or mix with water.. just scatter the addictives into high flow area in my sump...

1 day after addition of Bio-Calcium:

Calcium: 345ppm
dKh: 9
ph: 8.1

From the tests... the dosage doesnt seem very accurate... i added only 20 spoon and my calcium is brought up by 45ppm... However, there are no effect on dKh and ph :)



Added another round of Bio-Calcium just now.. will measure the calcium level tonight...

Before addition of Bio-Calcium:

Calcium: 345ppm
dkh: 9
ph: 8.3


Anyway... for those interested on the price.. its not cheap.. :( retail price $28 for 511g bottle.... This Bio-Calcium contains all 70 trace elements as well.. and will not alter pH...(From the bottle) :)

6 hours after addition of 20 spoonfuls of Bio-Calcium:

Calcium: 372ppm
dKh : 13 (weird... maybe havent stabilize??)
ph: 8.3

[mansiz]

Bro Ekia, will this bio calcium affect PH level? And will it cause shock to fishes, invert or corals?

[Ekia]

Bro Ekia, will this bio calcium affect PH level? And will it cause shock to fishes, invert or corals?

nope... its stated it wont cause any alteration in pH... i have tested... its contents are actually: Calcium ions, hydrogencarbonate and 70 trace elements.. thats why its quite different from the rest like seachem etc. Those are calcium chloride...

[mansiz]

Wow then this product is really a good product, I'll get one soon. Thanks for introducing it to us. ;)

[Ekia]

Wow then this product is really a good product, I'll get one soon. Thanks for introducing it to us. ;)

Good but expensive..... :( hahaha

[cwloo]

bulk order ....:p

[devilfire]

Will also take a longer time to see a rise in calcium unless u add a lot at one go... They didnt recommend any dosage... By following their recommended dosage.. it will take a long time...

u mean seachem or TM??

i use seachem n the calcium level will rise 2 noticable readings. each time i oni use 3-4 teaspoon.

the recommended dosage is stated on the label.

[spsman]

bros, i use TM and they are good additives. i would not recommend other brands.
in fact i have the range of additives. BIO calcim is the best so far.
my regime is as follows:
1) i dose magnesium 1 day after changing water. but TM magnesium will increase salinity so dun overdose.
2) i dose iodine when i see my corals lose color/ shine. but be careful with lugol's solution. i also use lugol's to remove parasites like flat worms attached to corals. a good curing process.
3) i dose strontium once a while, no special indications to do that.
4) i dose calcium regularly b4 i started having a ca reactor. but it was not sufficient to keep ca levels up. now my ca reactor is doing the job so i dun dose anymore.

additives are about balance and it requires some specific knowledge. calculations and record keeping could be tedious at times.

[spsman]

the total cost was $100 for all 4 bottles.

[terryansimon]

if you guys want to dose Bio Calcium on a larger scale, do consider getting the larger sizes. the miniature bucket or something along those lines. more value for money.

I may need to resort to dosing Calcium too as my Kalk reactor is down for the time being.

[cwloo]

bro devilfire, how much is seachem calcium selling in Darwin ? the 250g & 500g one...

My colleague just live nearby but too bad that he is on NS.:p

[devilfire]

bro devilfire, how much is seachem calcium selling in Darwin ? the 250g & 500g one...

My colleague just live nearby but too bad that he is on NS.:p

the 250g is selling at $8.90 n i cant remember the 500g price. will check it out 4 u tmr.

[cwloo]

the 250g is selling at $8.90 n i cant remember the 500g price. will check it out 4 u tmr.
thank bro. I think I'll check out the new LFS in toa payoh later as I'm staying in Bishan....

[devilfire]

thank bro. I think I'll check out the new LFS in toa payoh later as I'm staying in Bishan....

sure.. but as much as i know, certain seachem products darwin is selling cheaper n certain products tat LFS is selling cheaper,e.g. seachem prime.

[cwloo]

sorry bro Ekia, the Tropic Marine Bio-Calcium selling $19 in Toa Payoh

[devilfire]

bro devilfire, how much is seachem calcium selling in Darwin ? the 250g & 500g one...

My colleague just live nearby but too bad that he is on NS.:p

cant find any 500g bottle.

the 1kg bottle is selling at $33.

[cwloo]

cant find any 500g bottle.

the 1kg bottle is selling at $33.
thank bro. Got the 500g from Toa Payoh ...

[devilfire]

thank bro. Got the 500g from Toa Payoh ...
how much u paid 4 it??

[cwloo]

the previos post .... $19.

Was about to take the seachem 250g which is $10 but then saw the Tropical Marine. How I wish now if they bring in Salifert