Calcium is on the rise using reactor.

[omar jawad]

My calcium reactor has been running for month right now. I am still tuning it and it seems to be doing well with the Alk. The Calcium has been stable up until this past week. Magnesium was slowly going down so I added about a 2 cups of Re-Mag. Since then, the magnesium got back in line. The Calcium has now raised to over 500. I know water changes will help. I do 10% every Tuesday. Can any one advise me on what I should do. Is the Re-mag affecting this rise in calcium?
I have a 200 gallon system. Mixed reef. System has been running for 7.5 months.
Currently parameters
Alk 8.32
Calcium 501
Mag 1310

Thanks for reading and your replies
Omar

 

[omar jawad]

Current reading from Trident.

 

[dwest]

I am not a trident owner, but can you verify calcium with another test kit?

 

[omar jawad]

I am not a trident owner, but can you verify calcium with another test kit?

Not at the moment. I was thinking about trying that. I will take the water to a LFS. I don’t currently have a kit for that.

 

[((FORDTECH))]

Not at the moment. I was thinking about trying that. I will take the water to a LFS. I don’t currently have a kit for that.

How much regent do you have left ? This happens to me calcium raises fast when at end of regent bottles in trident and actually starts to happen at about 22% sometimes

 

[omar jawad]

How much regent do you have left ? This happens to me calcium raises fast when at end of regent bottles in trident and actually starts to happen at about 22% sometimes

67%

 

[((FORDTECH))]

Ok that should not be it then

 

[dadnjesse]

I would use another test kit before reacting, Mine shows Calcium at 503 on my trident

 

[omar jawad]

I would use another test kit before reacting, Mine shows Calcium at 503 on my trident

Gonna try a Hanna tomorrow