305 Reef Club Weekly Water Test Thread

xiholdtruex · Sep 8, 2019

Would like to make this thread here so members will post up water tests results weekly, I find it is best as a accountability to your water perimeters, so others can see out numbers as a reference and as a reminder. Also I do not recommend chasing number stability is key in a thriving reef! #305reefclubsquad

My test this week prior to water change. since my mixing pump died and waiting for the new one

Ph- 7.8
Salinity - 35ppt
Nitrate - 2-5ppm
Phosphate - 0.1ppm
Alkalinity - 11.5 DKH
Calcium - 450ppm
Magnesium - 1380ppm

Rogued_Reefer · Sep 8, 2019

This is a great Idea! I’ll check my water parameters later today and post them in here. We should tag the rest of the members and/or share this page so they use this if they like.

glb · Sep 8, 2019

Does 305 mean you’re in Miami? Is there a local group here?

xiholdtruex · Sep 8, 2019

glb said:
Does 305 mean you’re in Miami? Is there a local group here?

yes sir

305 Reef Club, Miami Reefers

Hey Miami reefers, just wondering if anyone is up to meet up occasionally and talk reef stuff, help each other out, socialize etc. My friends have no interest in the hobby and there are no local clubs that I know of .

www.reef2reef.com

Rogued_Reefer · Sep 8, 2019

Alright I’m here with the results! It took me a little longer than expected to write this because I performed all my weekly maintenance tasks.

Here it goes:

Ammonia - 0
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 0
Phosphates - 0.01-2ppm
Calcium - 460ppm
Alkalinity - 11dkh
Salinity - 1.026
PH - 7.8

glb · Sep 8, 2019

Here’s mine for today,

Alk: 10.5
No3: 3-5ppm
SG 1.024
Temp: 77.8
Ph: 7.8 (in the morning before the lights came on)

Ernie C · Sep 8, 2019

Here’s what I normally test for.

Alk 7.7
Cal 425
Mag 1480
No3 .50 ppm
Po4 .02 ppm
Ph 8.17
Temp 79.2
Salt 1.025

xiholdtruex · Sep 12, 2019

Tested alk last nigh and it dropped a bit from 11.5 down to 10.5. Added a tsp more of kalk to mix to see if it regulates added 1ml of bionic alk and ca to bring it up slowly

xiholdtruex · Sep 14, 2019

Tested my water today for the full work up, Trimmed my chaeto and cleaned the breeder box its housed in.

Ph- 7.8
Salinity - 35ppt
Nitrate - 10ppm
Phosphate - 0.1ppm
Alkalinity - 11.2 DKH
Calcium - 440ppm
Magnesium - 1410ppm
Ph - 7.8

Rogued_Reefer · Sep 15, 2019

Tested my water today and obviously realized once again I need better testing equipment lol but here it goes

Temp: 78.6 (can’t get it below that even with fans)
Salinity: 1.025 (lowered on purpose)
Nitrates: 5ppm
Phosphates: 0.01-2
Alk: 10dkh
Calcium:360 :/ interesting drop...
Ph : 7.7

vetteguy53081 · Sep 15, 2019

xiholdtruex said:
Tested alk last nigh and it dropped a bit from 11.5 down to 10.5. Added a tsp more of kalk to mix to see if it regulates added 1ml of bionic alk and ca to bring it up slowly

Good drop on alk. Its being consumed AND it should be closer to 9. Keep an eye on it.

vetteguy53081 · Sep 15, 2019

mario4933 said:
Tested my water today and obviously realized once again I need better testing equipment lol but here it goes

Temp: 78.6 (can’t get it below that even with fans)
Salinity: 1.025 (lowered on purpose)
Nitrates: 5ppm
Phosphates: 0.01-2
Alk: 10dkh
Calcium:360 :/ interesting drop...
Ph : 7.7

78 is actually good on temp. Calcium can go up to around 400 and Alk closer to 9 although 10 acceptable. PH target is 6.0-8.2 but I have lived with 7.8 and stable is more important than target reading.
Nitrates- some chaeto or even mangroves will help bring this down

Ernie C · Sep 16, 2019

Tested water today. Going to start to supplement my kalk with two part. Started today with manual dosing. To see if I can raise alk a bit.

Alk 7 dkh
Cal 425
Sal 1.025
No3 .25
Po4 .01
Ph 8.12
Temp 77.9

xiholdtruex · Sep 18, 2019

Tested my alk today and its sitting at
10.9 dkh

Need to keep a eye on it may need to up kalkwasser in my ato

Ernie C · Sep 19, 2019

xiholdtruex said:
Tested my alk today and its sitting at
10.9 dkh

Need to keep a eye on it may need to up kalkwasser in my ato

What alk are you aiming for? I’m shooting from 8-9. I’m currently still at 7

vetteguy53081 · Sep 19, 2019

Ernie Crucet said:
What alk are you aiming for? I’m shooting from 8-9. I’m currently still at 7

Do it gradually. A little alk is better than none at all

xiholdtruex · Sep 19, 2019

Ernie Crucet said:
What alk are you aiming for? I’m shooting from 8-9. I’m currently still at 7

I have found keeping it between 10.8 and 11.5 and my ca between 420-440 with the mag at 1320-1400 in my tank the corals seem to be thriving the best.

Ernie C · Sep 19, 2019

Hmm, my mag is like at 1450 and cal is at 425. i'm going to try and bring the alk a little higher to see what happens. So far i started dosing very little two part in addition to the kalk. after first day no change in levels so increased it by 5ml. I'll see if there is any change today. if not, i'm going to give it another few days before i make any more adjustments.

xiholdtruex · Sep 20, 2019

weekly water test
Ph- 7.8
Salinity - 1.025
Nitrate - 10ppm
Phosphate - 0.25ppm
Alkalinity - 10.2 DKH
Calcium - 450ppm
Magnesium - 1365ppm
Ph - 7.8

found my floss was backing up the flow at the 3day mark vs the usual 4 day floss change, ato added a little more water than normal lowering the salinity.

Performed a 2.5g water change, changed floss, re positioned some coral and cleaned the glass. will retest in a few days to give it time to settle.

xiholdtruex · Sep 27, 2019

Ph- 7.8
Temp78
Salinity - 35ppt
Nitrate - 25ppm
Phosphate - 0.5ppm
Alkalinity - 10.5 DKH
Calcium - 450ppm
Magnesium - 1380ppm

maintence complete , 50% wc, floss changed, sand vacd, chaeto flipped, 2 nassarius and 2 trochus added favia peroxide dipped for hair algae # heal or die!