crny1
Premium Member
Hey all,
Just happened to noticed this afternoon that my colt coral totally shrank up in a tight ball for a unknown reason. I decided to test the calcium and the Ph and etc to see if anything was up. Everything else looked great. My calcium level was upwards of 650ppm..... is this something that is dangerous? I dont dose anything to bring the calcium up. Also my PH was at 7.9-8.0 area. After about 2 hours the colt opened back up and looks fine so i dont suspect the water as a problem but why would my clcium be so high and will it have any negative effects on things and lower itself with time? Also the PH..... what would i need to do to bring the PH up. I have some pickling lime but have never used it to date. Should i use it (as top off) to bring up the PH? Or will that just add to the calcium level. I know that ALK comes into play in all this but i get lost in all the scientific mumbo jumbo! lol. Any suggestions?
Wes
Just happened to noticed this afternoon that my colt coral totally shrank up in a tight ball for a unknown reason. I decided to test the calcium and the Ph and etc to see if anything was up. Everything else looked great. My calcium level was upwards of 650ppm..... is this something that is dangerous? I dont dose anything to bring the calcium up. Also my PH was at 7.9-8.0 area. After about 2 hours the colt opened back up and looks fine so i dont suspect the water as a problem but why would my clcium be so high and will it have any negative effects on things and lower itself with time? Also the PH..... what would i need to do to bring the PH up. I have some pickling lime but have never used it to date. Should i use it (as top off) to bring up the PH? Or will that just add to the calcium level. I know that ALK comes into play in all this but i get lost in all the scientific mumbo jumbo! lol. Any suggestions?
Wes