Alkalinity & Calcium

[Orlando9220]

My alkalinity is very low and my calcium is high. How can I fix this? My parameters are

Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 3ppm
Phosphate: .2
PH: 7.8
dkh: 5.6
Cal: 480
Salinity: 1.026
Temp: 76

 

[Hemmdog]

Dose alk.

 

[Robert Binz]

Dose baked baking soda

 

[Orlando9220]

Dose alk.

How would I do that

 

[Orlando9220]

Dose baked baking soda

Put baking soda in my tank?

 

[Robert Binz]

Put baking soda in my tank?

Yeah it’s a really common alk additive. BRS even sells it.

Once you bake it it becomes “soda ash” — they both raise alk but soda ash also raises ph which is good

 

[Hemmdog]

How would I do that

I use esv b-ionic 2-Part. Alk is component 1, calcium is component 2.
Your phosphate is pretty high too, you may want to do a water change, your low nitrate is concerning though.

 

[Orlando9220]

I use esv b-ionic 2-Part. Alk is component 1, calcium is component 2.
Your phosphate is pretty high too, you may want to do a water change, your low nitrate is concerning though.

Okay & will the b-ionic help lower my Calcium?

 

[Menamese]

Just dose the alk only. Let calcium drop in its own.

 

[Hemmdog]

Okay & will the b-ionic help lower my Calcium?

Not directly but it will help get some of the calcium consumed. 480 isn’t that high though, still a very safe number. Your alk needs raised asap though, lower than 6 can be problematic.
Don’t raise it super quick either. Raise it to 6.5 and keep it at that for a few days to a week, then go up to 7, wait, 7.5, wait, 8.0.-8.3 is where I like mine. I keep my calcium at 420-440 for reference.

 

[Orlando9220]

Not directly but it will help get some of the calcium consumed. 480 isn’t that high though, still a very safe number. Your alk needs raised asap though, lower than 6 can be problematic.

Okay thank you I appreciate it

 

[Hemmdog]

Okay thank you I appreciate it

Anytime!