Water parameters

[danny1287!!]

Ever since i set up my tank my cal amd mag has always been high like really high i changed the salt i use and that didnt work idk what to do at this point. I started with instant ocean that i bought from my friend who sold me his tank and set up, then i changed to red sea blue bucket. What should i try next ?

 

[Fish Fan]

What are you using for test kits?

 

[kevgib67]

How big is your tank and what, if any, types of corals do you have. First what @Fish Fan asked^.

 

[danny1287!!]

How big is your tank and what, if any, types of corals do you have. First what @Fish Fan asked^.

I have soft corals with my fish

 

[danny1287!!]

How big is your tank and what, if any, types of corals do you have. First what @Fish Fan asked^.

I have soft corals with my fish

My tank is 73. Gal

 

[danny1287!!]

What are you using for test kits?

I am using the hanna master test kit

 

[kevgib67]

My tank is 73. Gal

How high is high? You really don’t have anything in there that would be consuming it. I have to dose to keep mine up but I have a couple sps and my tank is lps heavy. I bt your numbers aren’t as bad as you think, post them.

 

[danny1287!!]

I have to test my water parameters again to give you an accurate reading but i know feom the last time i did it they were very high cal was 600+ and mag was really high my alk was spot on and my phos was middle range but fine

 

[Fish Fan]

If you're Alk is on, likely other elements are in a good range too. Magnesium is very difficult to accurately test, and I don't know about the Hanna master kit, but their regular Calcium Checker many reefers don't care for.

 

[kevgib67]

If your calcium was truly 600 that would push your alkalinity down, since your alk is normal your calcium test isn’t giving you a correct reading. I keep my mag between 1400-1500. Listen to @Fish Fan and if everything looks happy don’t sweat it.

 

[danny1287!!]

If your calcium was truly 600 that would push your alkalinity down, since your alk is normal your calcium test isn’t giving you a correct reading. I keep my mag between 1400-1500. Listen to @Fish Fan and if everything looks happy don’t sweat it.

Yea all the soft corals are happy i tried the get a few anemone and they stuggle to survive in my tank and so does hammers but all my other corals are fine

 

[danny1287!!]

If you're Alk is on, likely other elements are in a good range too. Magnesium is very difficult to accurately test, and I don't know about the Hanna master kit, but their regular Calcium Checker many reefers don't care for.

Yes the regular ones i dont care for as well but i feel pretty comfortable using the master tester the corals seem to be fine in my tank fish are healthy and happy