calcium

[jcs11236]

what happens if your calcium gets too high--would that effect corals
what is the stardard calcium-450? correct?

 

[incysor]

If it gets too high it'll precipitate back out of suspension...It'll look like it's snowing in your tank. Even then it won't really harm anything, although it's certainly not optimal.

Anywhere from 400-480 is pretty standard for a reef tank.

B

 

[mikeguerrero]

Wow,

I didn't know that, now that I do I'll make sure to dose hard in December so I can give my tank a jolly snowy season, j/k.... Couldn't resist....

Mike

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

I've had calcium levels over 600 at one point, and believe it or not I didn't have the precipitate issue. My reef store couldn't believe it either. Weird. I can say this though, when my ca level was that high, my corals were fuller than ever sucking up all that extra ca.

Here's a list of reef chemistry articles for you to bookmark for future reference. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthrea ... did=102605

 

[dragon79]

i need a calcium tester, doh!

I wonder where mine are at. I know sandras must be at a kick ass level. She has coraline that wont quit, and her corals are pretty and expand real big, as they are loving the additives (calcium, strontium, iodide) she won for her cube some months ago.

to mike: very funny, i like the white x-mas joke, haha.

SM: I believe it, your tank shots have been amazing from the pics I've seen.

Incysor: duuuude, you have to get a picture, I'd like to see a snowing tank, hehe. :mrgreen:

 

[incysor]

I've had calcium levels over 600 at one point, and believe it or not I didn't have the precipitate issue. My reef store couldn't believe it either. Weird. I can say this though, when my ca level was that high, my corals were fuller than ever sucking up all that extra ca.

Here's a list of reef chemistry articles for you to bookmark for future reference. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthrea ... did=102605

I believe it. I've had mine in the very high 500s a few times. The exact number where it will precipate out is somewhat variable from tank to tank, because of differences in temp, salt brands, other additives, etc...

B

 

[incysor]

i need a calcium tester, doh!

I wonder where mine are at. I know sandras must be at a kick ass level. She has coraline that wont quit, and her corals are pretty and expand real big, as they are loving the additives (calcium, strontium, iodide) she won for her cube some months ago.

to mike: very funny, i like the white x-mas joke, haha.

SM: I believe it, your tank shots have been amazing from the pics I've seen.

Incysor: duuuude, you have to get a picture, I'd like to see a snowing tank, hehe. :mrgreen:

I've never got mine high enough to make it precipitate out. I just remember enough from my chemistry labs to remember what it looks like, and have heard of it happening to reefers from time to time. More often than not when someones new and dosing heavily without testing their levels, or when someone is using a calcium reactor and something gets out of whack and the reactor adds more into the system than it can use.

B

 

[Anonymous]

hi
this is not my area of expertice but I've read from "people in the know" that getting your Ca levels too high can result in lower hardness readings that can lead to flux in pH - just food for thought.