precipitation

Can you have too much calcium without precipitation?

I’ve been given advice from a gentleman regarding mixing salt with high temperature water for faster dissolution. He also told me that slowly adding the salt would prevent precipitation. I’ve been reef keeping for decades. Way back when we were told to add an aerator to the mixing pump...

Hi All, I'm in a bit of a difficult spot with Calothrix and precipitation issues and would love some help here. The system - Reefer 625 G2 set up Aug 28, 2022. 152g water volume. Water Parameters: Salinity - 1.026 Alk - 7.2-8.0 dKh (pretty stable at 7.2-7.3 dKh till I tried to raise it and...

Hello, I would like to keep my macros on levels similar to Red Sea Coral Pro Salt (Ca 465, Mg 1390, kH 12) + raising pH to levels between 8.2-8.5 depending on the timeframe. Of course such levels significantly increase precipitation of minerals such as calcium. What can be done to prevent it...

I managed to royally mess up my most recent batch of saltwater mix by putting way too much salt in the mixing tub and then trying to dilute it back down to a reasonable salinity. I didn't know this at the time, but doing it that way causes pretty significant calcium carbonate precipitation so...

Hi I'm having difficulty rising my Cal/Alk levels i have increased dosing from 55ml to 200ml 116 gallon tank. Previously 55ml to maintain DKH 8.0 and PH 7.7-7.9 up until 10.02.2020 when i noticed C Balance Part B was not being added by Apex dosing pump as tube was not fully submerged in bottle...

Is it because water parameters are off, Calcium, DKH, Magnesium, or maybe to much salt?

Hello all, I have had my 72 gallon bowfront mixed reef tank for around 5 years now. I lived in Boca Raton FL for the first 2.5 years and would use natural sea water from off the coast. Corals always looked great, water tests by LFS were always good on params. The only things I would ever add...