help my calcium is dropping so fast i canot keep up

[mqur1963]

my calcium has dropped from 450 to 340 to 360 i been using esv 2 part 1 gal each every week any help

 

[afernandez]

first thing i would do..double check it with a new test kit.
how big is your system ? corals?

 

[Josh]

How much are you using of each part?

 

[anthony27]

that sounds a bit to much

 

[InfernoST]

Did you check your Mag level? It sounds like it is low.

 

[Josh]

Did you check your Mag level? It sounds like it is low.

That's a good point.

 

[mqur1963]

mag is good only change i had was for 4 to 6 weeks was adding brighwell becter-7 and bio fuel which i stop now for a week i see my rock turning brown from purple .

 

[mqur1963]

bump

 

[fripclaksid]

What do you have in your tank?

 

[mqur1963]

2 hammer corals , 3 gonaporas, 2 mushrooms, i forgot the name of them but i have 5 flower corals, and 3 sps

 

[mqur1963]

i was adding every day bio fuel and bactor 7 then i had a bacteria blume after that my ph and calcium start dropping and its been 2 weeks since i stop adding bio fuel and bactor 7. I have added 5 gallon of calcium cloride.

 

[h2o]

Oh man that cant be right .check the experation date on the test kit what kind u use ? how big is your tank ?

 

[mqur1963]

7 poyleps

 

[tomtoothdoc]

with the corals you have, a gal. a week doesn't sound right. just to give you a comparison, i have a 270-290 gal. system with mostly sps and some lps and i was only going through a gal. of each every 3 weeks.
what test kits are you using?
what are your numbers? especially alk, cal, and mag
how exactly do you dose?
are you adding each solution slowly in a high flow area at different intervals?
do you see precipitations?

the first thing i would do is get a new test kits to confirm the numbers then post the findings back here.

 

[tomtoothdoc]

i was adding every day bio fuel and bactor 7 then i had a bacteria blume after that my ph and calcium start dropping and its been 2 weeks since i stop adding bio fuel and bactor 7. I have added 5 gallon of calcium cloride.

bacteria bloom probably increased dissolved co2 level and dropped the ph which also dropped the alk and the cal.
5 gal. of calcium chloride??? what size is your tank? did you use a reef calculator to do this?
check here
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/reef-calculator