2much calcium

[afernandez]

ok 2much calcium is bad i noe..... but y just wondering and i am reading up on it on reefkeping mag. and onething thing any one use lime water?

[bertoni]

[welcome]

A lot of people use limewater, including me. It's inexpensive and can help raise pH.

I don't know of any data on the long-term effects of high calcium, but maintaining levels over about 450 ppm or so can get expensive since the calcium carbonate tends to precipitate more.

[Billybeau1]

Too much calcium is not necessarily bad. I haven't seen too many cases where livestock died because of too much calcium. It usually just precipitates out of solution.

However, you do need to understand what you are adding to your tank and how to measure it.

I suggest you read the many reef chemistry articles in this forum and get yourself, at least, slightly familiar with the water chemistry you need to keep corals successfully.

And by the way

[welcome]

[afernandez]

i've never had a problem with calcium but was just wondering , some of my friends use calcium reactors but i never felt the need to useone b/c my levels have never been over the top and allways maintained at 410 ish to 445 ish. test water every so often or when i see some thing funny. p.s thanx for the responds

[bertoni]

If the alkalinity level in the tank is low, calcium cannot be consumed, so that parameter might be worth checking.

[afernandez]

calcium level is at 445 and alk is at 8

[bertoni]

Those are both fine values, assuming that's 8 dKH.

[afernandez]

yup dkh is at 8 lol and calcium is at 445 and ph is at 8.0 ammonia/nitrate/ all at 0.0ppm i am a happy camper i was just freaking out about my alk levels compared to my calcium level but every thing seem to be good. ive never had any problems with any of my levels but was actually worryed about future corals

[Billybeau1]

Well, if you are planning corals in the future, I would test your magnesium so you can keep your Ca++ and Alk in balance.

Hopefully you are keeping your s.g. at least 1.025 - 1.027 :)