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10-19-2005, 03:39 PM
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High Calcium? How'd that happen?
I just tested my tank parameters and the results are as follows:
Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 15-20ppm pH - 7.7 Alk - 9dKh Calcium - 620ppm Salinity - 1.024 My pH is low and my calcium is through the roof. Any suggestions as to what I should do to remedy this? Will water changes be enough? I don't add anything to my top off water, just using plain old distilled for now.
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10-19-2005, 09:26 PM
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I wouldn't do anything to bring it down, high calcium isn't bad unless it is precipitating and then it would be a "snow storm" in your tank. I would perform and check your calcium test kit as I don't think it's possible for the CA to be that high without this occuring.
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10-19-2005, 11:11 PM
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Would Calcium this high be causing my coralline it bleach? And what about the pH?
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10-20-2005, 08:24 AM
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Again I don't think it is physically possible for your calcium to be that high. Your pH is low and could cause some minor problems. Kalkwasser is a good method to increase pH.
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10-20-2005, 08:39 PM
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If you are using a Salifert test kit that is passed the shelf life date, then you can get some false readings. If your Ca was truly over 600 your tank would look like a snow storm and you wouldn't be able to see much. I think that your Ph is too low and this is why your coralline is bleaching. JMO.
Martin Kent Marine Dkh is easy to use and works well. Just don't use it at the same time as Ca supplement.
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10-25-2005, 11:36 PM
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what salt are you using? when i used Oceanic salt my Ca++ was 550 at least. a very high ca++ is not harmful, what happnes is that at a certain concentration it will precipitate out of solution. best thing to do is keep up regular water changes and once in a while do some test on your change water, A lot of problems that occur in a reef tank can be traced back to the very things we put into those tanks.
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10-26-2005, 12:52 PM
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I think this is exactly what would have happened if your CA was actually 620.
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