Water Parameters

[FloridaReefer2023]

Hey guys, does anyone know how to decrease calcium while simultaneously increasing Alkalinity?
Salinity: 1.025
Calcium: 500+ (LFS didn’t give me exact number)
Alkalinity: 7.4
Nitrate: 20
Phosphate: 0.03
Magnesium: 1380
No dosing, just water changes every other week.
Thanks!

 

[blaxsun]

Your calcium isn't that off. I'd just dose alkalinity and maybe skip a water change or two and let calcium gradually decrease on its own.

 

[FloridaReefer2023]

Your calcium isn't that off. I'd just dose alkalinity and maybe skip a water change or two and let calcium gradually decrease on its own.

Is there a brand of alkalinity that you recommend?

 

[14 foot reef]

Hey guys, does anyone know how to decrease calcium while simultaneously increasing Alkalinity?
Salinity: 1.025
Calcium: 500+ (LFS didn’t give me exact number)
Alkalinity: 7.4
Nitrate: 20
Phosphate: 0.03
Magnesium: 380
No dosing, just water changes every other week.
Thanks!

Magnesium has to be a typo .......... Is it really 380 ?

 

[FloridaReefer2023]

Magnesium has to be a typo .......... Is it really 380 ?

Yes, sorry- 1380

 

[14 foot reef]

Yes, sorry- 1380

see if you can edit original post to say 1380 so you dont get asked 10,000 times :)

 

[blaxsun]

Is there a brand of alkalinity that you recommend?

I use Nyos in powder form and mix it up in bulk.

 

[gbroadbridge]

Is there a brand of alkalinity that you recommend?

Baking soda from the grocery store.