Alk and calcium

[kiefers]

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Originally Posted by Lubeck http:///t/390586/alk-and-calcium#post_3460059
I might have missed this but what salt are you using I bet it's Oceanic. That's what I'm using (regretfully) and the readings on alk and mag are awful. I've been adding liquid mag the last three days and only part 1 of bionic. The salt sucks
Reef crystals. But my mag is okay, but thr calcium is really high. Waddya do? Lol Quit with the water changes until the tank is depleted or dose? I have NO time in my day to be dosing several different things daily. Will have to really dig in the books and see what is needed. Or........ do a complete system reboot.
Although it just occurred to me, when I bought some of my LR, my fish guy spilled a bottle of calcium in his rock tank. Could it be that the live rock absorbed into the rock and now it's leaking out? Hmmm

 

[snakeblitz33]

It's a possibility. Make up some new salt water and test ca, alk and mg.

 

[kiefers]

Quote:
Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/390586/alk-and-calcium/20#post_3460068
It's a possibility. Make up some new salt water and test ca, alk and mg.
gotchya! Thanks.
Will post when I get it ready.

 

[lubeck]

That's the thing with oceanic. The calcium is 450 but the alk is 6 and the mag only 900.

 

[tirtza]

All of this chemistry stuff makes my head hurt....How's your water doing Kiefers?

 

[beaslbob]

I would not dose calcium but keep dosing alk to keep it up. Calcium should go down but it could take a few weeks.
If you haven't already read up on dr holmes-farley's improved 2-part.
my .02

 

[mr. limpid]

His calc is high because he is dosing mag. which keeping calc. in suspension in water column unable to set back in solid form. Also the low alk is also cause your coral not being able to absorb calc, which is adding to the high calc. Just add the solution that Snake suggested to get your alk up and calc. will go down.
adding my .02 now we up to 4 cents