Description
(NaHCO3)
Calcium and Carbonate addition according to the combined Calcium chloride and Sodium bicarbonate dosing.
Best practice:
Applying this method , calcium concentration and carbonate hardness would be increased by adding hw-Calciumchlorid (CaCl2) and hw-Natriumhydrogencarbonate (NaHCO3) to the aquarium water. As side effect Cl (chloride) and Na (sodium) will remain and this both elements will result to NaCl which is simple salt. So far the NaCl is one of the main compounds of marine water but a steadily raising concentration of NaCl would lead to a increasing adulteration of the marine water composition and can cause on long term major problems.
To avoid this changes in the water composition the missing elements should be added by using a certain quantity of a „NaCl-free“ marine salt formulation like hw®-MineralMarin. The end balance of all added elements will than result again in a complete marine water formulation with nearly no surplus of elements.
By applying this method over longer time the salinity / density of the aquarium water will raise slowly (or even faster) so that you should have always a eye on this values. If the salinity / density will raise too much you will have to counteract this with a smaller water change of fresh water.
Magnesium and Carbonate addition according to the combined Calcium chloride and Sodium bicarbonate dosing.
Best practice:
Applying this method , the Magnesium concentration and carbonate hardness would be increased by adding hw®-Magnesiumchlorid-Hexahydrat (MgCl2 x 6H2O) and hw®-Natriumhydrogencarbonate (NaHCO3) would be added to the aquarium water. As side effect Cl (chloride) and Na (sodium) will remain and this both elements will result to NaCl which is simple salt. So far the NaCl is one of the main compounds of marine water but a steadily raising concentration of NaCl would lead to a increasing adulteration of the marine water composition and can cause on long term major problems.
To avoid this changes in the water composition the missing elements should be added by using a certain quantity of a „NaCl-free“ marine salt formulation like hw®-MineralMarin. The end balance of all added elements will than result again in a complete marine water formulation with nearly no surplus of elements.
By applying this method over longer time the salinity / density of the aquarium water will raise slowly (or even faster) so that you should have always a eye on this values. If the salinity / density will raise too much you will have to counteract this with a smaller water change of fresh water.
