I am waiting for the water chemistry to level prior to stocking fish and inverts. I was wondering if there is any way to reduce the calcium levels other than just by doing water changes?
<... let's see if I can make this bit of reaction theory clear to you... By supplying the high degree/source of readily soluble calcium (the cement)... you are and will continue (for some time...) to drive the concentration high... You could "waste your time" and money dropping in chemicals to counteract the high alkaline earth element situation... but I'd just remove this "rock", maybe try either just letting it soak in a barrel of water for months... or pour in some inorganic acid source (outside)... like Muriatic (3M HCl...) to neutralize... this will dissolve the outside bits of this faux material... exposing new... till all the cement is gone really...
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