minitanker Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 how much is too high for calcium level and what are side effects of 2 high? Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.htm Have you been dosing anything? Link to comment
minitanker Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 purple up but thats up but are there any side effects to to high calcium Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 High calcium will precipitate out, lowering your alkalinity. You should stop using purple up, which is a crude form of dosing that isn't balanced. Calcium and alkalinity are connected to each other, with magnesium also important. Don't dose what you're not testing for and what you don't need to be dosing. You can't know how much to dose until you test your tank. So, what are your calcium level and other water parameters? What is your livestock list? How old is the tank? In the meantime, read these articles: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-03/rhf/index.php http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/rhf/index.php http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-05/rhf/index.php http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/rhf/index.php Link to comment
minitanker Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 i just have shrooms my cal is 550-600 alk is 2.7 i think nh4 0 ph 8.2 pretty much everything is great Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Alkalinity, if it is in meq/L, is okay, but you should just observe it as going past 2.5 meq/L would be low. You don't need to add anything for shrooms; they don't have skeletons. Link to comment
minitanker Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 its was to promote coraline growth Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Coralline doesn't need much to grow. What does your newly mixed water test at? If those levels are in the normal ranges, then you don't need to be dosing. Link to comment
coolwaters Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 i just have shrooms my cal is 550-600alk is 2.7 i think nh4 0 ph 8.2 pretty much everything is great wow your alk is low and your cal is high O.o? what kind of test kit are u using? it should be like 6-12alk 400-480cal. Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 wow your alk is low and your cal is high O.o?what kind of test kit are u using? it should be like 6-12alk 400-480cal. It depends on whether he is measuring in dKH (which I doubt) or meq/L (Which is more probable here). Link to comment
minitanker Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 it is dkh thank u very much Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Are you sure? If so, then it is extremely low. Please read this for the normal ranges and dealing with calcium/alkalinity problems. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2002/chem.htm Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 What is the test kit brand, and have you checked alkalinity with a different brand? Link to comment
Billdemart Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 it is dkh thank u very much I'm guessing it's not dkh. Link to comment
LogansRunRx Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 thanks for all the links, lak great reading! Link to comment
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