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Q: How concentrated is Reef Advantage™? What is the advantage?
A: Reef Advantage Calcium™ is a concentrated calcium supplement capable of raising 20 gallons of water by 25 ppm of calcium with only 1 teaspoon. The biggest advantage is the ability to know exactly how much product to add in order to achieve any calcium level while restoring other essential ions. As an added bonus it mixes to a pH of 8.3 to 8.6 so you can forget about the pH battles associated with other calcium supplements. Additionally, it also contains strontium and magnesium ratios proportional to typical depletion rates. If Reef Advantage™is used to maintain calcium, then other strontium and magnesium supplements are not necessary.
Q: I am using Reef Builder and Reef Advantage Calcium. I have Reef Calcium but I do not use it regularly. Why do I need Reef Calcium if I am using Reef Advantage Calcium? Are they the same?
A: Our Reef Advantage Calcium and Reef Calcium are completely different calcium supplements. Reef Advantage Calcium is an ionic calcium that is very concentrated and very economical to use. Reef Calcium is an organic calcium complex that is very readily available. The calcium in this product is bound to an easily metabolized carbohydrate, hence it being very available and your corals do not have to expend as much energy to use this form of calcium. In using these products together, I would consider Reef Advantage Calcium your primary calcium supplement and Reef Calcium as your secondary calcium supplement.