Levels so high

[Perthegallon]

So I don’t dos at all and I just got my Neptune trident on my new tank for a while I was thinking my hanna checkers were wrong but they match with these results why are they so high I don’t understand I keep my Salinity at 36ppm and haven’t done a water change in 4 weeks I also use the red salt commercial bag
I understand my alk Is in the right range but how did calcium and magnesium get so high

 

[Flippers4pups]

I've requested to have this moved to the chemistry forum.

How do you measure salinity? Is it calibrated?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

If that pH of 7.07 is in your reef aquarium, it is not accurate.

 

[piranhaman00]

There really not that high though? I was expecting 700+/2000+. Some people keep there levels like that on purpose, what is your hanna saying?

And yes that pH was scary lol

 

[Perthegallon]

If that pH of 7.07 is in your reef aquarium, it is not accurate.

Yes I need to calibrate that prob

 

[Perthegallon]

There really not that high though? I was expecting 700+/2000+. Some people keep there levels like that on purpose, what is your hanna saying?

And yes that pH was scary lol

Haha sorry that is completely incorrect don’t worry haven’t calibrated it yet
My hannas are matching them almost exactly

 

[Perthegallon]

I've requested to have this moved to the chemistry forum.

How do you measure salinity? Is it calibrated?

Salinity is measured with a hanna checker and reflection to confirm

 

[Perthegallon]

There really not that high though? I was expecting 700+/2000+. Some people keep there levels like that on purpose, what is your hanna saying?

And yes that pH was scary lol

Should I keep my levels there then?

 

[piranhaman00]

Oh I misread, those levels are perfectly fine imo. Calcium is maybe a little high but no I would not try to lower them.

Do you keep your tank at 36ppt? Im not aware of a ppm salt measurement, correct me if Im wrong. But 36ppt is too high and also contributing to the elevated levels.

 

[Perthegallon]

Oh I misread, those levels are perfectly fine imo. Calcium is maybe a little high but no I would not try to lower them.

Do you keep your tank at 36ppt? Im not aware of a ppm salt measurement, correct me if Im wrong. But 36ppt is too high and also contributing to the elevated levels.

Yes sps is recommended for 36 I will gradually increase downwards 35 is mixed which equals 1.025 I believe

 

[piranhaman00]

Yes sps is recommended for 36 I will gradually increase downwards 35 is mixed which equals 1.025 I believe

That’s not correct, 36 is like 1.027

35ppt is 1.0262 and is what you want.

 

[Perthegallon]

That’s not correct, 36 is like 1.027

35ppt is 1.0262 and is what you want.

Yeah I thought it ranged upon preference though I didn’t think there was any proven data on it?