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[TheApprentice]

My calcium is very high for some strange reason. When i run the test it shows the calcium level at 800ppm. Now I read that for optimal coral groth 450ppm is where I want to be. My question is... is my calcium level really good, or should it be lower? And if I should lower it how should I go about doing it? I have some suspitions on why this may be. The lady at the LFS suggested that I use HBH Balance Blocks to keep my pH where it needs to be. This product adds calcium to the water aswell. On the back of the packet it says Dosage: One Balance Block per 20 gallons of aquarium water is adequate, though one block my be used safely in tanks as small as 10 gallons. In order to keep the pH in my 14 gal. Biocube at 8.1/8.3 I have to use about 2 to 3 of these guys. Is there any other products that manage the pH without adding additional calcium?