Calcium too high?

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  1. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    Ok so my recently set up DT is finished it's nitrogen cycle.
    Just did my water tests and all parms are normal with the exception of the calcium. It's literally off the charts. I'm using API calcium test kit, I have so far added over 20 drops of the calcium bottle 2 solution and the water still won't reach the end point blue color and the chart's end is at 10 drops.
    Is this a bad thing? Or does it just mean that I can start getting some SPS and clams lol;)
     
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  3. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    api calcium is 10 drops of bottle 1 and then you start counting over with bottle 2. Mine is usually around 24-25 drops of bottle 2--I run at 500-520
     
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    bioreefdude Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    i would get to 25 most of my test 20 is fine
     
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    wkbrdr1661 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Dang, thats alot of counting.

    My redsea test is

    4 of A
    5 of B
    Count the drops of A which is usually 5, 6/7 at most.
     
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    Robman Great White Shark

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    Yeah, but when you know about where it is going to be, you can pop 22 drops in quickly, and then 1 at a time until color changes.
     
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    wkbrdr1661 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    good point. Thats what i do with dkh...actually thats was i do with Ca too. im lazy
     
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  9. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    Oh I just checked it over. I did read it incorrectly. My bad :-[::)
    I feel so dumb lol.
    I added 25 drops and got the end point so i'm at 500mg/l. So I'm good. Thanks;)
     
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    Robman Great White Shark

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    No Problem!!!
     
  11. wkbrdr1661

    wkbrdr1661 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    cut yourself some slack. you're a reefer, not a chemist
     
  12. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    It's cool. I was reading the test in a hurry anyway.
    Thanks for the responses tho;)