calcium close to 500ppm

[reef4life!!!]

So the last 2-2,5 months i switched salts from red sea blue bucket to tropic marin pro reef.After switching to tropic marin i started dosing daily kh buffer to keep my alk at 8-8.1.In the meantime my calcium with tropic marin went up to 500ppm and maybe even higher than that while with the red sea salt it was at 450-460.Do you think this high calcium can have a bad affect in the tank or should i leave it be?

parameters:
salinity 1.024-25
nitrates 10-20ppm
phosphates 0.25ppm
alk 8 (dosing kh buffer daily after switching salts so i can have my alk at 8-8.1)
calcium 500ppm (maybe higher)

 

[rusgum]

So the last 2-2,5 months i switched salts from red sea blue bucket to tropic marin pro reef.After switching to tropic marin i started dosing daily kh buffer to keep my alk at 8-8.1.In the meantime my calcium with tropic marin went up to 500ppm and maybe even higher than that while with the red sea salt it was at 450-460.Do you think this high calcium can have a bad affect in the tank or should i leave it be?

parameters:
salinity 1.024-25
nitrates 10-20ppm
phosphates 0.25ppm
alk 8 (dosing kh buffer daily after switching salts so i can have my alk at 8-8.1)
calcium 500ppm (maybe higher)

When transporting over long distances, the bucket must be mixed well. In the upper layers of the bucket, the readings of calcium, magnesium, KH are overestimated. After mixing, everything returns to normal. And the fact that calcium is 500, there is nothing to worry about

 

[reef4life!!!]

When transporting over long distances, the bucket must be mixed well. In the upper layers of the bucket, the readings of calcium, magnesium, KH are overestimated. After mixing, everything returns to normal. And the fact that calcium is 500, there is nothing to worry about

ok then thanks for the answer

 

[elorablue]

So the last 2-2,5 months i switched salts from red sea blue bucket to tropic marin pro reef.After switching to tropic marin i started dosing daily kh buffer to keep my alk at 8-8.1.In the meantime my calcium with tropic marin went up to 500ppm and maybe even higher than that while with the red sea salt it was at 450-460.Do you think this high calcium can have a bad affect in the tank or should i leave it be?

parameters:
salinity 1.024-25
nitrates 10-20ppm
phosphates 0.25ppm
alk 8 (dosing kh buffer daily after switching salts so i can have my alk at 8-8.1)
calcium 500ppm (maybe higher)

I'm certainly not an expert but , I use IO Reef Crystals and my Calcium is always above 500 and my magnesium is always above 1500. I dose 2 part Calcium and Alk daily in equal parts. My alk is steady at 9 dkh. I've been somewhat concerned over the high Ca and Mag but everything in the tank looks good from the fish to the corals to the snails so I've decided not to worry about it anymore. So if I were you, I would only be concerned if things in your tank aren't doing well.

 

[SPR1968]

You will be fine at that level, just let it drop down with water changes etc

 

[reef4life!!!]

I'm certainly not an expert but , I use IO Reef Crystals and my Calcium is always above 500 and my magnesium is always above 1500. I dose 2 part Calcium and Alk daily in equal parts. My alk is steady at 9 dkh. I've been somewhat concerned over the high Ca and Mag but everything in the tank looks good from the fish to the corals to the snails so I've decided not to worry about it anymore. So if I were you, I would only be concerned if things in your tank aren't doing well.

well i will leave it be but i thought that calcium over 470-80 is generally not good for reefs so i thought it wouldn't hurt to ask

 

[reef4life!!!]

You will be fine at that level, just let it drop down with water changes etc

yep i will thanks

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I agree that calcium in the range of 400 to 550 ppm is fine.