Does calcium drop automatically with the addition of bicarbonate?

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Higher pH means more hydroxide (OH-) ions present, fewer protons (H+) present in the water.

The higher pH also puts more bicarbonate into the carbonate form. That extra carbonate causes the extra abiotic precipitation.
 

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