Unresolved Calcium too high!

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  1. nedim

    nedim Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Hey guys. My calcium is about 540. My corals seem to be doing great. I have sps,lps and rbta. Should i just do a water change, or leave it alone?
     
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  2. nedim

    nedim Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I use oceanic salt by the way
     
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  3. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    Just let it drop naturally.

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  4. Zechenia

    Zechenia Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    I've got similar readings with my oceanic salt as well. So far nothing seems unhappy from it.
     
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  5. xmetalfan99

    xmetalfan99 Giant Squid

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    Let it drop naturally. Depending on the size and number of SPS corals, your calcium level will drop to a desired level in a few days.
     
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  6. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Leave it alone lol. Your corals are happy, that is what matters.
     
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  7. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    Oceanic salt, mixed at 1.026, should be about 580ppm ca. So, it seems that you are right on the money, and it has dropped a bit, but doing a water change, will likely raise it. If you want lower ca, then you will likely need to switch salts, but there isn't really anything wrong with high ca, as long as you aren't getting excessive precipitation.
     
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  8. nedim

    nedim Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Thanks so much guys. I was getting worried!
     
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  9. Inertiatic

    Inertiatic Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I use the same salt and that is also what my calcium level is always around.
     
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  10. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    Your calcium can never be too high to hurt anything. It will actually precipitate out before it hurts anything. Just leave it and you will be just fine.
     
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