high calcium levels

[richscha]

I have a 60 gal reef tank and I can't get the calcium level below 640ppm. My ph is between 8.4 and 8.6, no amonia, or nitrites, nitrate a tad high. Is there anything on the market to reduce calcium or is it not high enough to worry about.

Thanks for your input:grumble:

 

[Chris_150G]

Doing water changes would bring it down slowly. But I havn't heard what the effects of really high calcium could be? Besides it possibly precipitating?

 

[yote]

Whats your alkalinity and magnesium levels?
Calcium being that high shouldn't really effect anything.But its high enough that it wouldn't take much to cause it to precipitate out.

 

[ccCapt]

What salt are you using and are you dosing anything? That calcium level is higher than any salt mix alone, so it's either a testing error or you are adding a calcium supplement.

The best way to lower calcium is by doing water changes with a salt that has a lower ca level.

 

[Chris_150G]

I dont think my API test even goes to 640. What test are you using?