calcium question

[poke75]

I lost my instruction sheet for my calcium test kit.
I had to add 49 drops, I don't have anything that tells me what my calcium level is with 49 drops.

Can someone help me please!!

 

[Reef Happy]

Most test I know of you should mutiply the amount of drops by 20.

 

[poke75]

I hope this one is not like that. That would mean I have 1000!?

 

[Reef Happy]

Which test kit are you using?
I usually run mine at 22 drops. That would be in the range of 440.
I think that anything between 380 -460 is acceptable for saltwater.

 

[poke75]

its a Red Sea kit

 

[Reef Happy]

Might look on your test kit and see if the table show 20 per drop. If it does use the 20 per drop than your right you are close to 1000. I would stop dosing calcium and do a few water changes and it will come on to a safe level in time.

 

[rdonchann]

Can calcium get that high without having a snowstorm?

 

[nIx_tank]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9076624#post9076624 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by poke75
its a Red Sea kit

I believe that I have the same test kit, so when I get home tonight, I will take a look at it.

Also, if you want, I can scan the instruction sheet and send it to you in a PDF if you like.

 

[cmc0814]

http://www.redseafish.com/languages/95/pdf/143.pdf

The manual online for Red Sea Calcium Pro

But do you have the pro, because it says that you multiply the number by 50! and that will be ppm. But you also need to put in 4 drops of reagent A...

 

[poke75]

I'll check if it is the pro.

I had to put some drops of the reagent in, but I don't remember how many.

Nick, If you can scan that would be AWSOME!!

I am trying to see where I am at on all my readings, and get them right, before starting the Ca reactore up.