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rysher
03/22/2011, 06:34 PM
All my basic parameters are 0.

Ph = 8
Magnesium = 1600
Alk = 10 dkh
Ca = 560

do i need to be concerned?
However, all the occupants in my tank are pretty much alive/lively and vibrant.

gonpostal
03/22/2011, 08:57 PM
I don't think your livestock is in imminent danger, but I would get that Mag down to around 1350, and the Cal down to somewhere between 400 and 450. If you're dosing anything...stop. Regular water changes should bring your parameters back into line.

bnumair
03/22/2011, 09:17 PM
i just had the same problem last week and i have my forum posted here under high parameters high cal mag and alk. anyways my cal ran way over 600 (chart only went upto 600) alk was 15 and mag was 1800. i stopped my cal reactor for 3 days and all parameters came back to normal levels.
well anyways i didnt lose anything but acros didnt wanna open and still is closed mostly but i see tenticles come out everynow and then.

rysher
03/22/2011, 09:31 PM
i am not dosing anything.
i'll take another water sample to a different LFS.

tmz
03/22/2011, 09:49 PM
The magnesium is high . The calcium is high but not harmful. I'd stop dosing except for alkalinity until calcium comes down to 500ppm or less but it won't harm anything where it is.Magnesium will take a long time to drop so several 15% water changes with a lower magnesium salt could help.

bertoni
03/23/2011, 05:41 PM
I'd look into the magnesium. The level is high, but the problem could be in the testing.