Water prams

[jesse alex ethier]

My tanks number
Alk 9.8
Amm is 0
Phosphate is 0.08 from red sea
Nitrate 0.03 red sea
Nitrite us a trace under 0.01 red sea
Cal is 400 red sea
Mag is 1280 red sea
Is everything ideal or should I shoot for lower numbers?I have feather cal .grape caul.and cheato in my sump and phosphate media but my kit never reads below 0.08 phosphate

 

[mchartier]

What is your alk?

 

[jesse alex ethier]

Alk is 9.8

 

[Chris A.]

I’d go either up on your nutrients alittle or lower alk a lil

 

[jesse alex ethier]

I thought we wanted low nutrients. I thought my alk was ok what u think I should drop 2

 

[dz6t]

I think your parameters are good. Just keep it as it is.


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[stingythingy45]

Parameters look fine.
Never heard of advice"raise nutrients".
This must be some new fangle thing.

 

[Chris A.]

His nitrates are pretty low which could lead to burnt tips on sps with high alk. Only reason I suggested what I did but there’s always more than one way of doing things. I do agree if it’s not broken, don’t fix it.

 

[aresangel]

I think for that alkalinity the calcium to balance is a little higher, 420-440 range... I could be wrong though


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[jesse alex ethier]

I just want to try higher end acro but just scared lol and it seems I can't keep blue Hawkins alive they always rtn but my red dragon is growing

 

[Lucas]

How are you dosing alk and calcium?

 

[jesse alex ethier]

I have a Auto doser

 

[Lucas]

I have a Auto doser

Great! I think your prams are looking good. I try and keep my alk in between 8-9. And calcium in between 420-450. When I started getting into sps I tried to test those two everyday and keep a log book. It really helped get to know my tanks needs.
As for phosphate and nitrate try to keep them present in your tank. They do help with coloration. I personally am not a fan of dosing them (just one more thing to worry about). Just keep doing what your doing and set aside sometime for testing and research.