Calcium/Magnesium levels

[Tim]

Spent most of this rainy day cleaning and catching up on maintenance on my tank. I tested everything that I have a test for and all my perams. look good except for Cal. and Mag. I'f i'm reading correctly, Cal. levels should be between 380-450, mine was at 520. And Mag. level should be between 1250-1350, mine was at 1440. Both of these test were done with a Salifert test kit. I'm still pretty new at this with less than a year under my belt and I'm at a loss as to how to get these in acceptable range. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Salty B]

Are you dosing anything? You must be because that is pretty high for salt mix. I'd check your kit against another and test newly made saltwater. A good water change might help a bit.

 

[yote]

where those are at now,I wouldn't worry about them.But whats your alkalinity testing at?