Sep 7, 2023 #1 A ARGYGANG Well-Known Member View Badges Joined Sep 25, 2022 Messages 532 Reaction score 239 Location columbia Rating - 0% 0 0 0 my calcium is at 520 and my alk is at 11 in my nano tank is this to high? all my lps seem fine except my frogspawn its retracted a bit.
my calcium is at 520 and my alk is at 11 in my nano tank is this to high? all my lps seem fine except my frogspawn its retracted a bit.
Sep 7, 2023 #2 bushdoc Valuable Member View Badges Joined Aug 12, 2022 Messages 1,422 Reaction score 1,820 Location Fresno Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Ca 520ppm is high, but it shouldn’t harm corals or fish. Alkalinity of 11 is within limits, but on upper side. what is sg/ salinity? do you dose 2 part? what tests do you use? Ideally you should lower both parameters( if tests are accurate), but you do not have to go overboard with doing it fast.
Ca 520ppm is high, but it shouldn’t harm corals or fish. Alkalinity of 11 is within limits, but on upper side. what is sg/ salinity? do you dose 2 part? what tests do you use? Ideally you should lower both parameters( if tests are accurate), but you do not have to go overboard with doing it fast.
Sep 7, 2023 #3 Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert Reef Chemist View Badges Staff member Super Moderator Excellence Award Expert Contributor Article Contributor R2R Research My Tank Thread Joined Sep 5, 2014 Messages 72,100 Reaction score 69,741 Location Massachusetts, United States Rating - 0% 0 0 0 IMO, it is fine. 400-550 pm Ca is fine.