calcium levels are high please help!!!!

[hyeclass]

Relax again. You are fine.

you measure for the reasons I gave above.

if you use only a reactor, you think the value is correct, and you want it lower, water changes are one option. Second is shut off the reactor CO2 and use just an alk supplement for a while.

sure is my mistake building this reactor

 

[Bob Weigant]

Ive never had issues with that level of calcium

 

[hyeclass]

Ive never had issues with that level of calcium

stability is good, whatever your doing is correct, might i know what is your success?

how long is your reactor on? aday 8hrs?

 

[Bob Weigant]

stability is good, whatever your doing is correct, might i know what is your success?

how long is your reactor on? aday 8hrs?

My tank is very simple , no reactor's. I just have a skimmer. A salt I used to use ( no longer around ) always ran high on calcium. All I do now is simple water changes.

 

[hyeclass]

I have never used a reactor for
calcium and alk, but I understand exactly how they work.

I have been running reef chemistry forums for more than 20 years. I have seen hundreds of thousands of posts on what works and what does not. I have read hundreds of scientific papers on corals and how they respond to different chemistry changes. I am also a nationally recognized chemistry expert in real life.

500 ppm calcium works fine. Some salt mixes start higher than that. That is why I say you are fine.

i took your advice, when you said relax i am buying a salt that has low calcium Reef Crystals Salt Mix - Instant Ocean i use to use the blue box salt FritzPRO R.P.M. Salt Mix Box (55 lbs - Makes 200 Gallons) - Fritz Aquatics


FritzPRO

Parameters
Salinity	35 ppt (1.025 sg)
Calcium	440 ppm
Magnesium	1425 ppm
Alkalinity	8.5 dKH
Strontium	9 ppm
Potassium	400 ppm

For best results It is important to follow proper mixing instructions when using salt with elevated trace elements, like FritzPRO RPM.

Brand	Calcium (ppm)	Alkalinity (dkh)	Magnesium (ppm)
Brightwell	420	11	1380
Coralife	560	11	1380
Instant Ocean	400	11	1350
Reef Crystals	490	13	1440
Kent Marine	540	8.5	1200
Oceanic	580	8.5	1650
Red Sea	410	7.7	1280
Red Sea Coral Pro	450	12.2	1340
Seachem Reef	540	10	1450
Tropic Marin	375	10	1230
Topic Marin Pro Reef	450	8.5	1380
Fluval Sea	490	8.6	1425

 

[hyeclass]

Sorry, that is not correct at all.
At any calcium level above 420 ppm, calcium is not a limiting factor for coral growth. They easily get all they want and changes in the level are unimportant to them.

In this sense, calcium is totally different than alkalinity which is a limiting factor for calcification and is important to keep stable.

you think i should get this salt it has the lowest calcium till my calcium is good

Tropic Marin

 

[hyeclass]

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