Calcium
Hi,
posted something last week, on my dosing disaster, but there has been a deafening silence.
Would appreciate any inputs.
Seems I was dosing Ca and Alk for 7 weeks, using the RedSea test kit. It showed me Ca at 350~360, whereas in reality my water was already at 430...!!
Bought a new Salifert kit, and found the problem, BUT my Ca was at 510.
My pH has stayed between 8,23 in the mornings to 8,30 by evening.
I have tried adding a 10 Ltr bucket of tank water with 15ml, then 25 ml white vinegar to reduce the Ph and start to remove the Calcium.
I have done 3 water changes of about 10% each time. but bottom line the Ca is still at 500.
Is prolonged exposure to such high Calcium a problem for the corals ?
How to I best go about getting the Ca back to the 420/430 level ?
The fish are happy. Most corals looks happy, except 2 of my Acans - one lost color over 2 days, ad the 4th day is was jelly. The other one, I lost 2 polyps, but seems ok now.
Any inputs, advice or suggestions most welcome.
Jac
posted something last week, on my dosing disaster, but there has been a deafening silence.
Would appreciate any inputs.
Seems I was dosing Ca and Alk for 7 weeks, using the RedSea test kit. It showed me Ca at 350~360, whereas in reality my water was already at 430...!!
Bought a new Salifert kit, and found the problem, BUT my Ca was at 510.
My pH has stayed between 8,23 in the mornings to 8,30 by evening.
I have tried adding a 10 Ltr bucket of tank water with 15ml, then 25 ml white vinegar to reduce the Ph and start to remove the Calcium.
I have done 3 water changes of about 10% each time. but bottom line the Ca is still at 500.
Is prolonged exposure to such high Calcium a problem for the corals ?
How to I best go about getting the Ca back to the 420/430 level ?
The fish are happy. Most corals looks happy, except 2 of my Acans - one lost color over 2 days, ad the 4th day is was jelly. The other one, I lost 2 polyps, but seems ok now.
Any inputs, advice or suggestions most welcome.
Jac
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