Well for one his snails wouldn't be alive if he had a pH of 9.5 and as long as calcium is kept under 700 there is no harm (although 400-450 is the ideal range). There's no way his calcium could be that high anyways because there's no salt that produces calcium that high. I use oceanic which is supposed to be high in salt plus dose with Purple up plus use kents nano buffer and my calc always remains at 380. Let me start over using CyberJester's way
. Before getting buffering products be sure to test your calcium range and alkalinity. Calcium should be 400-450, Alkalinity should be 7-12 Kh (karbonate hardiness), 7 being the better end of the spectrum. When dosing the products be sure to test before and after using, to make sure you're dosing the proper amount. That better Jester?
