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calcium high need some info plz

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diablo30xp
, 12-12-2011 at 05:16 PM (2821 Views)
Well just like the title says, my calcium is at 500 for the last 2 weeks and alk is at 8 which i keep at 9, my alk has only droppped 1dkh in the same time frame. My mag has been at around 750 from what the test says. I need some help as to what i need to be doing right... As for corals i only have fist size pink milli and 2 frags from that. I have 3 pink birds nest frags as well no more than half and inch long. 4 frags of grn toadstool. 4 grn mushrooms. 1 regular size ric. and a sm. ric that started to grow next to it. Some pulsing xenia 2 sm. kenya trees... 2 50 cent sized orange caps....2 good size colonies of zoas and a couple of small ones on a few rocks here and there....2 rbtas hand palm size...so i would greatly appreciate the feed back to what i might need to do to get things back to normal...oh b4 i forget i do 15 gal water changes once a month...my specific gravity is at 1.028 on the high side and i use a hydrometer....my alk and cal test kit is api....my salt is reef crystals i have been useing for 1 and half yrs....my mag test kit is by red sea...i have tested twice just incase it was an error on my part....my corals are all fine growing and polyps all out except for some of my zoas...i just haven't seen much growth in the last yr and half on all my corals except for my pink milli i got last yr....

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  1. DJ in WV's Avatar
    your mag is too low should be up around 1350 and the readings on the red sea kit tend to be high so it may be lower than 750. You should get your specific gravity down to around 1.025. I would fix those and go from there.
  2. Midnight's Avatar
    Water changes are going to be you best route to equalize your values, as they are not relation-ally correct. Make sure the your slat mix is shaken every now and again if don't use it often. test a batch of mixed salt to be sure you are replacing with the right stuff. Even a reputable salt mix can have a bad run or something happen to it. Magnesium should be 3 times your calcium level I like to keep my specific gravity at 1.026. USE A REFRACTOMETER, not a hydrometer.
  3. matt_longview's Avatar
    You really need to double check that mag reading with a separate test kit. I cannot imagine it being that low unless you're never doing water changes or have a bad salt mix. You do mean 750ppm mag correct? I would do daily 20% water changes with a good batch of salt (test your mixed water before adding it, make sure your numbers are similar to 1.023-1.025 specific gravity, 450ish cal, 8ish DKH, 1350-1450 mag). Test daily after each water change and see if your numbers are lining up. Also, a good way to lower your specific gravity a bit is to fill your ato, do a water change but don't fill it all the way back up, let your ato fill it the rest of the way up to add some extra freshwater.