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Hi.. I need ur advice due to high concentration of calcium levels.. My calcium levels more than 500.. It can give negative impact to my tank? What should i do?
It won't hurt anything, but if your alk or mag drop too low or get too high it can cause the calcium to precipitate (snow storm) in your tank.
If you are dosing anything with calcium in it, stop dosing. What brand salt are you using? Some salts, such as Oceanic, typically mix to a very high calcium level.
do you have coralline algae on your rocks? if not the simulator won't do anything just add more calcium. you'd need something that uses it up. like coralline algae or corals
What is your alk level? Low pH is usually the result of a high co2 level in your house. You can try pointing a powerhead towards the water surface to increase the gas exchange and if possible open a window near the tank to let some fresh outside air in.