need help with kalk

[todrick]

been dosing kalk with a reactor for 6+ months on a 220 gallon mixed reef alk seems to drop so i add brs soda ash to comp because my calcium dosent really drop stays around 465 to 485 per my trident i dont want to up my kalk on doser if my calcium isnt dropping is this normal also im dosing 1500ml of kalk per day

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Calcium will slowly rise with kalk use, assuming you maintain alk with it, so doing your regular water changes with a low calcium mix (such as normal IO) or adding some of the alk without calcium will solve the problem.

 

[todrick]

ok thanks

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

You’re welcome.

Happy Reefing