Getting Calcium to drop

[Steven91]

So my calcium is really high (over 600) and trying to get it to drop to a more reasonable level. Water changes makes a dent but currently in a drought warning and trying not to make water unless need to. Is there anything i can do other than water changes to get calcium to drop?

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Just wait it out and your corals will eat up the calcium. High calcium won't help or hurt anything but how did it get so high (that's higher than I've heard of before)?

 

[piranhaman00]

Let it drop naturally, what salt you using?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

DO you know how it got high? If you did not overdose, it may be test error. Calcium does not rise to 600 ppm on its own.

 

[Steven91]

It was an overdose. Did verify results, trident, Hanna (though it maxes out at 500), and lfs tested as well.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

The only ways to lower it are to do water changes with a low calcium mix, or to let it drop naturally as you add only alk over time.

 

[Steven91]

The only ways to lower it are to do water changes with a low calcium mix, or to let it drop naturally as you add only alk over time.

What I figured, I'll just add ALK as needed and try to do water changes as I can. Just using instant ocean for water changes

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

That sounds like a fine plan. Calcium at 600 ppm is not a big deal (IMO).

 

[Steven91]

That sounds like a fine plan. Calcium at 600 ppm is not a big deal (IMO).

Okay, my alk is around 9.5dkh and mag is at 1430

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Okay, my alk is around 9.5dkh and mag is at 1430

Those values are fine.

 

[Steven91]

Those values are fine.

Thank you