Salt Mix/Calcium issues

[golgi aparatus]

OK, here is my situation. I recently have been fighting some flatworms, so I have been suctioning out flatworms on a daily basis so I have been replacing alot of water with newly mixed saltwater.
I recently switched to Oceanic Salt which I have never used before. Stupidly I have not been checking my calcium levels because I figured they would be fine due to tthe frequent water changes. Also I have been noticing that my nice purple coraline all on my LR has been bleaching and turning white.
I checked my calcium levels and they were off the charts, around 500!!! I checked the calcium in my freshly mixed saltwater and it shows around 500 as well. What is the deal? Did I get a bad batch of salt??
What should I do? Buy a different salt mix and do a massive water change?
Also, will my coralline that has turned white ever come back? Is it dead??
PLEASE HELP ME!!

 

[veni vidi vici]

Originally Posted by Golgi Aparatus
http:///forum/post/2620099
OK, here is my situation. I recently have been fighting some flatworms, so I have been suctioning out flatworms on a daily basis so I have been replacing alot of water with newly mixed saltwater.
I recently switched to Oceanic Salt which I have never used before. Stupidly I have not been checking my calcium levels because I figured they would be fine due to tthe frequent water changes. Also I have been noticing that my nice purple coraline all on my LR has been bleaching and turning white.
I checked my calcium levels and they were off the charts, around 500!!! I checked the calcium in my freshly mixed saltwater and it shows around 500 as well. What is the deal? Did I get a bad batch of salt??
What should I do? Buy a different salt mix and do a massive water change?
Also, will my coralline that has turned white ever come back? Is it dead??
PLEASE HELP ME!!
Thats about right for Oceanic.Elevated calcium wont hurt anything at that level .i wouldnt worry about it unless it starts snowing in your tank.

 

[masivemunkey]

Yeah when I used to use oceanic my batches of salt water had pretty high calcium levels too. It didn't have any negative effects on my tank as far as I know.