High calcium

CURTIS WHITE · Apr 7, 2021

Calcium 560 alk 13 should i be worried stopped dosing 3 days ago did 30% water change 75 gal known fact higher parimiters better for coral grouth.75 gal mixed reef and for first time i can grow gsp

Pistondog · Apr 7, 2021

CURTIS WHITE said:
Calcium 560 alk 13 should i be worried stopped dosing 3 days ago did 30% water change 75 gal known fact higher parimiters better for coral grouth.75 gal mixed reef and for first time i can grow gsp

Hey Curtis welcome,
Did you have a question?
Gsp is pretty forgiving, but great its growing.
Why are you dosing?

CURTIS WHITE · Apr 7, 2021

Pistondog said:
Hey Curtis welcome,
Did you have a question?
Gsp is pretty forgiving, but great its growing.
Why are you dosing?

Was dosing because added a lot of coral which was eating lot of calcium

Fish Think Pink · Apr 7, 2021

CURTIS WHITE said:
Was dosing because added a lot of coral which was eating lot of calcium

Welcome! Glad you joined

ShepherdReefer · Apr 7, 2021

Hello and welcome to the channel

lelandmarine · Apr 7, 2021

WELCOME!
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BaysEndReef · Apr 7, 2021

Salty Rambler · Apr 7, 2021

Welcome to R2R! While the preferred calcium levels are lower, I don't think I've read anything indicating issues with calcium at higher levels in the 500s. High alk can burn some types of corals. I'd go for smaller water changes as you try to bring the alk down, maybe 5% or 10%.

MERKEY · Apr 7, 2021

Hello and welcome to R2R!

G Santana · Apr 7, 2021

Welcome aboard

vetteguy53081 · Apr 7, 2021

Too much calcium will affect the values and cause stress on your fish and invertebrates. It can also cause your fish to grow more slowly and swim erratically. You will want to keep calcium between 400 and 450 mg/L. If the levels get too high, the calcium can cause the pH to rise to dangerous levels, since most forms of calcium are alkaline.