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jjw2121
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June 03, 2009, 21:08:28 »
I just tested my water and my Calcium is a little high. It is at 480. Most of what I seen they have the norm as 380-450. Any harm in this? I did do a 15% water change last night. When I tested the water on 5-23-09, Calcium was at 440. I am using RSCP and have mostly softies but I do have some small frags of SPS and 2 LPS.
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verper
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June 03, 2009, 21:24:30 »
480 is fine. Up to 500 is alright as long as your alk is on the high side also.
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Wall_Tank
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June 03, 2009, 21:29:17 »
It may cause more buildup on your pumps/heaters. But no harm at that level. Just let it naturally come back in balance with your alk. If you doing a large water changes, the RSCP, probably mixed up at about 480-500 at 1.025 salinity.
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jjw2121
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June 03, 2009, 21:36:18 »
Alk went from 12 on 5-23-09 to 8 tonight. Ph is at 8 tonight. Salinity is at 1.025
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June 03, 2009, 21:43:34 »
Mine stays at 480, Alk 8-10, PH is a steady 8.4, never changes. I dose 1.5Ml of Purple up at 8am, and 8pm.
PM me that address man. I just checked out my floors, all is well. Looking good.
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lazylivin
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June 03, 2009, 22:40:19 »
The danger is if Alk drops any lower. Get some PH buffer in there and should be okay. Since you don't have anything depleting the Calcium, consider using a mixture of Instant Ocean and your reef salt on next water change. IO is higher in Alk and lower in Calcium and it may help things balance out a bit better.
Also consider testing Alk daily to determine what the use is and adjust daily dosing levels accordingly.
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