calcium

hawkfish

hawkfish

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i can't get my calcium above 280. about a month ago it was staying right around 400. the tank parameters are as follows: 29G, PH 8.1, Ammo. 0, trites. 0, trates. 0, and Alk. 2.4. Is there anything i can do to get the calcium back up. My corraline algea is turning red or lighter purple on some rocks. I have a lot of shrooms, and a milky leather, but i'm pretty sure the leather isn't using up the calcium. i use reef evolution kalk to keep the calcium up. it worked for about 2 and a half months, but has just stopped working. any help would be appreciated.
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lerch

lerch

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I really like Kents Turbo Calcium, it is kind of tricky on how much to use so if you decide to use it talk to your LFS about it. I really like it, it really keeps the hair algea down and I am noticing a lot more coraline algea growth.
 
nm reef

nm reef

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Not sure about the kalk addition you use...but its been my experience that kalk will (among other things) stabalise and "maintain" established levels of calcium.
Based on that I use a combination of seachem products to build levels of calcium/alkalinity...plus a regular dose of kalk to maintain desired levels. You may need to do a couple of things...
Look into elevating your alk...as stated they do need to be maintained same as calcium and calcium/alkalinity/ph do work off of each other.
You may need to add calcium in some form other than kalk to elevate your current levels and continue kalk to maintain those levels.
 
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