Water Readings

[tumbleweed13]

I Have had my tank running for a couple of months now, and have been doing regular water changes. For a while now the readings have all been around the same. As of this morning they are.
PH 8.4
Ammonia 0
Nitirte .25
Nitrate 10ppm
Phosphate .5ppm
kh 250.6
Calcium 560ppm
Specific Gavity 1.023
Temp 79.7F
Magnesium ? Do not have test for this yet.
I add no chemicals to the water. I use filterd water from my house and use Coralife Aqurium Salt mix. I know my kh and calcium are high, and my question is what is the best way to correct this. I have been told that high calcium is good, but from what I understand I want a reading around 400-460ppm. Is my reading of 560ppm a good thing or a bad thing.
Thanks for the help.
Brian

 

[zarro]

Hi you need to get these down Nitirte .25 needs to be 0
Nitrate 10ppm needs to be 0 Phosphate .5ppm not bad try to get it lower Calcium 560ppm shuold be around 450 to 500
Just go slow .It toke me 5 mouths before i added any thing to
my tank now i have been in it for 5 years now

 

[tizzo]

Your alk is not an alk reading. It's a hardness reading and those are for freshwater.
I am wondering if your calcium test is off altogether. Can you get it tested at a LFS?
If your calcium is that high, you don't even need a mag test, LOL.