CALCIUM OVERLOAD

[Bry&Carlitos]

Hey everyone, I am completely at a loss. I have been working to get my levels in line for weeks and my calcium is not coming down. I need advice. i have done 60 gallons of water changes over that past 4 days and my calcium level is increasing and magnesium stays around 1210 to 1250

This is my setup
150 gal Planet aqua
Trigger sump
Nyos 220 skimmer
Neptune systems trident, cor pump, wave.
radian XR30’s
I’m currently dosing magnesium and alk
I have the DOS setup to do daily water changes of 2 gallons

 

[Saltyreef]

Hows the expiration on the calcium reagent?

 

[archercorals]

Also, what else are you using to confirm the test. Are the water changes done at once, or over x days through the auto water change?

 

[Bry&Carlitos]

Hows the expiration on the calcium reagent?

I’ll have to look at it but I just bought it from BRS when I added it.

 

[Bry&Carlitos]

Also, what else are you using to confirm the test. Are the water changes done at once, or over x days through the auto water change?

I continued the 2 gallon daily doses. And then did and extra 15 gallon water change tues, weds, thurs and Friday.

 

[Bry&Carlitos]

Also, what else are you using to confirm the test. Are the water changes done at once, or over x days through the auto water change?

I haven’t confirmed the test yet. I was going to pick up another calcium test today.

 

[Saltyreef]

What salt are you using?

 

[dadnjesse]

I would double check your salinity also. Try taking some to a fish store to test.

 

[Bry&Carlitos]

I would double check your salinity also. Try taking some to a fish store to test.

I check the salt with my refractometer and it’s accurate. I use Red Sea pro

 

[Bry&Carlitos]

What salt are you using?

Red Sea Pro mix

 

[Saltyreef]

RSCP mixes at like 11dkh. Something is aloof....

 

[Bry&Carlitos]

RSCP mixes at like 11dkh. Something is aloof....

RSCP mixes at like 11dkh. Something is aloof....

 

[Spacemonkey]

I had issues with this salt, Kh was 11 at mixing but kept dropping in the tank to 6 which would crash my PH. I was dosing 1kh per day to keep it in line, In the end I changed to the non pro salt and my PH and KH are much more stable.